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List of tallest lighthouses in the United States

The height of existing lighthouses is expressed in two measures: the height of the tower itself, and the distance from the focal plane (that is, the center) of the light source to the water. The latter can be much greater than the former if the light stands on a promontory.

Several structures which have functioned as lighthouses exceed the height of any entry in this list, among them the Statue of Liberty at and Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial at . These are not listed because they were not constructed as lighthouses .

Tallest lighthouses

Highest focal plane

  1. 462 feet (141 m) - Old Point Loma lighthouse, California
  2. 422 feet (129 m) - Cape Mendocino Light, California
  3. 420 feet (128 m) - Makapuu Point Light, Hawaii
  4. 395 feet (120 m) - Navassa Island Light, Navassa Island
  5. 358 feet (109 m) - Farallon Island Light, California
  6. 294 feet (90 m) - Point Reyes Light, California
  7. 278 feet (76 m) - Marcus Hook Range Rear Light, Delaware
  8. 277 feet (84 m) - Anacapa Island Light, California
  9. 273 feet (83 m) - Point Sur Light, California
  10. 258 feet (79 m) - Block Island Southeast Light, Rhode Island (since its move to higher ground)
  11. 235 feet (71 m) - Cape Hinchinbrook Light, Alaska
  12. 214 feet (65 m) - Alcatraz Island Light, California
  13. 213 feet (65 m) - Molokaʻi Light, Hawaii
  14. 196 feet (60 m) - Trinidad Head Light, California
  15. 192 feet (59 m) - Cape Hatteras Light, North Carolina
  16. 191 feet (58 m) - Pensacola Lighthouse, Florida
  17. 185 feet (56 m) - Point Vicente Light, California
  18. 183 feet (56 m) - Highland (Cape Cod) Light, Massachusetts
  19. 180 feet (55 m) - Cape Charles Light, Cape Charles, Virginia
  20. 180 feet (55 m) - Fire Island Light, New York
  21. 180 feet (55 m) - Seguin Light, Maine
  22. 178 feet (54 m) - Monhegan Island Light, Maine
  23. 176 feet (54 m) - Table Bluff Light, California
  24. 170 feet (52 m) - Cape Sarichef Light, Alaska
  25. 169 feet (51 m) - Oak Island Light, North Carolina
  26. 168 feet (51 m) - Montauk Point Light, New York
  27. 166 feet (51 m) - Cape Ann Light, Massachusetts
  28. 165 feet (50 m) - Barnegat Light, New Jersey
  29. 163 feet (50 m) - Charleston Light, South Carolina
  30. 161 feet (49 m) - St. Augustine Light, Florida
  31. 159 feet (48 m) - Ponce de Leon Inlet Light, Florida
  32. 155 feet (47 m) - Point Arena Light, California
  33. 154 feet (43 m) - Assateague Light, Virginia
  34. 151 feet (46 m) - Dry Tortugas Light, Florida
  35. 148 feet (45 m) - Pigeon Point Light, California
  36. 146 feet (45 m) - Jupiter Inlet Light, Florida
  37. 144 feet (44 m) - St. George Reef Light, California
  38. 142 feet (43 m) - Piedras Blancas Light, California
  39. 140 feet (43 m) - Point Bonita Light, California
  40. 137 feet (42 m) - Boon Island Light, Maine
  41. 137 feet (42 m) - Cape Canaveral, Florida
  42. 134 feet (41 m) - Dice Head Light, Maine
  43. 130 feet (40 m) - Rock of Ages Light, Michigan
  44. 125 feet (38 m) - White Shoal Light, Michigan
  45. 125 feet (38 m) - Mobile Point Light, Alabama
  46. 123 feet (38 m) - Petit Manan Light, Maine
  47. 120 feet (37 m) - Sand Key Light, Florida
  48. 119 feet (36 m) - Grosse Point Light, Illinois
  49. 116 feet (35 m) - San Luis Obispo Light, California
  50. 111 feet (34 m) - Wind Point Light, Wisconsin
  51. 110 feet (34 m) - Fort Point Light, California
  52. 110 feet (30 m) - Bald Head Light, North Carolina
  53. 113 feet (34 m) - Rawley Point Light, Wisconsin
  54. 106 feet (32 m) - Eagle Island Light, Maine
  55. 105 feet (35 m) - Cape Spencer Light, Alaska
  56. 105 feet (32 m) - Baker Island Light, Maine
  57. 102 feet (31 m) - Sanibel Island Light, Florida
  58. 101 feet (31 m) - St. Croix River Light, Maine
  59. 101 feet (22 m) - Portland Head Light, Maine
  60. 100 feet (30 m) - Point Fermin Light, California
  61. 100 feet (30 m) - Owls Head Light, Maine
  62. 100 feet (30 m) - Key West Light, Florida
  63. 96 feet (29 m) - Cape Decision Light, Alaska
  64. 95 feet (29 m) - Yerba Buena Island, California
  65. 92 feet (28 m) - Heron Neck Light, Maine
  66. 91 feet (28 m) - Libby Island Light, Maine
  67. 91 feet (28 m) - Eldred Rock Light, Alaska
  68. 90 feet (27 m) - Old Cape Henry Light, Virginia
  69. 89 feet (27 m) - Point Pinos Light, California
  70. 88 feet (27 m) - Point Loma Light (new), California
  71. 86 feet (26 m) - Tree Point Light, Alaska
  72. 86 feet (26 m) - Sentinel Island Light, Alaska
  73. 85 feet (26 m) - Cape St. Elias Light, Alaska
  74. 84 feet (26 m) - Point Cabrillo Light, California
  75. 81 feet (25 m) - Five Finger Islands Light, Alaska
  76. 77 feet (23 m) - Battery Island Light, California
  77. 76 feet (23 m) - Mary Island Light, Alaska
  78. 75 feet (23 m) - Whitehead Light, Maine
  79. 75 feet (23 m) - Punta Gorda Light, California
  80. 75 feet (23 m) - Mount Desert Light, Maine
  81. 75 feet (23 m) - Cedar Key Light, Florida
  82. 75 feet (23 m) - Burnt Coat Harbor Light, Maine
  83. 73 feet (22 m) - Los Angeles Harbor Light, California
  84. 72 feet (22 m) - Moose Peak Light, Maine
  85. 70 feet (21 m) - Point Montara Light, California
  86. 67 feet (20 m) - Great Duck Island Light, Maine
  87. 67 feet (20 m) - Race Point Light, Massachusetts
  88. 65 feet (20 m) - Two Bush Island Light, Maine
  89. 64 feet (20 m) - Egg Rock Light, Maine
  90. 63 feet (19 m) - Point Retreat Light, Alaska
  91. 61 feet (19 m) - East Brother Island Light, California
  92. 59 feet (18 m) - The Cuckolds Light, Maine
  93. 57 feet (17 m) - Franklin Island Light, Maine
  94. 56 feet (17 m) - Little River Light, Maine
  95. 56 feet (17 m) - Carquinez Strait Light, California
  96. 54 feet (16 m) - Saddleback Ledge Light, Maine
  97. 54 feet (16 m) - Mobile Middle Bay Light, Alabama
  98. 53 feet (16 m) - Lubec Channel Light, Maine
  99. 52 feet (16 m) - Southampton Shoal Light, California
  100. 52 feet (16 m) - Pond Island Light, Maine
  101. 52 feet (16 m) - Point Hueneme Light, California
  102. 52 feet (16 m) - Deer Island Thorofare Light, Maine
  103. 52 feet (16 m) - Curtis Island Light, Maine
  104. 45 feet (14 m) - Wood End Light, Massachusetts
  105. 43 feet (13 m) - Hendricks Head Light, Maine
  106. 42 feet (13 m) - Prospect Harbor Point Light, Maine
  107. 41 feet (13 m) - Perkins Island Light, Maine
  108. 39 feet (12 m) - Grindel Point Light, Maine
  109. 39 feet (12 m) - Browns Head Light, Maine
  110. 37 feet (11 m) - Crabtree Ledge Light, Maine
  111. 36 feet (11 m) - Long Point Light, Massachusetts
  112. 36 feet (11 m) - Ram Island Light, Maine
  113. 33 feet (10 m) - Lime Point Light, California
  114. 33 feet (10 m) - Doubling Point Rear Range Light, Maine
  115. 33 feet (10 m) - Bear Island Light, Maine
  116. 25 feet (8 m) - Squirrel Point Light, Maine
  117. 25 feet (8 m) - Blue Hill Bay Light, Maine
  118. 23 feet (7 m) - Guard Island Light, Alaska
  119. 23 feet (7 m) - Doubling Point Light, Maine

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