List of tallest lighthouses in the United States facts for kids

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 305 feet (93 m) and Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial at 352 feet (107 m). These are not listed because they were not constructed as lighthouses per se.

Tallest Lighthouses

Highest focal plane

Old Point Loma Light

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 ... 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