Liste von Leuchttürmen in den Vereinigten Staaten
Diese Liste führt Leuchttürme in den Vereinigten Staaten auf.
Leuchtturm heißt auf englisch Lighthouse, im US-amerikanischen Sprachgebrauch werden sie aber überwiegend nur als Light bezeichnet. Die geschichtliche Entwicklung wird exemplarisch für die Leuchttürme in Kalifornien beschrieben.
Name | Bundesstaat | Gewässer | Position | Baujahr(e) | Turmhöhe | Feuerhöhe | Kennung | Bild |
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Annisquam Harbor Light | Massachusetts | Nordatlantik | 42° 39′ 42,7″ N, 70° 41′ 1,1″ W42.661868-70.6836345 | 1801/1851/1897 | 13,7 m | 13,7 m | Fl.W.7,5s | |
Ashtabula Harbor Light | Ohio | Eriesee | 41° 55′ 6,8″ N, 80° 47′ 45,1″ W41.91855-80.79586 | 1836/1905 | 12 m | 16 m | Fl.Y.6s | |
Assateague Light | Virginia | Nordatlantik | 37° 54′ 40,2″ N, 75° 21′ 21,6″ W37.91118-75.356 | 1833/1867 | 43 m | 47 m | Fl(2)W.5s | |
Avery Rock Light | Maine | Golf von Maine | 44° 39′ 16″ N, 67° 20′ 39″ W44.65444-67.34417 | 1875 | 10 m | 17 m | zerstört (1946) | |
Baker Island Light | Maine | Nordatlantik | 44° 14′ 28″ N, 68° 11′ 56″ W44.24111-68.1989 | 1828/1855 | 13 m | 32 m | Fl.W.10s | |
Bakers Island Light | Massachusetts | Nordatlantik | 42° 32′ 8,5″ N, 70° 47′ 14,7″ W42.5357026-70.7874149 | 1791 / 1798 / 1816 / 1820 | 18 m | 33,8 m | Al.WR.20s | |
Bass Harbor Head Light | Maine | Nordatlantik | 44° 13′ 19″ N, 68° 20′ 14″ W44.22194-68.33722 | 1858 | 10 m | 17 m | Oc.R.4s | |
Bear Island Light | Maine | Nordatlantik | 44° 17′ 0,3″ N, 68° 16′ 11,8″ W44.28341-68.26994 | 1839/1889 | 10 m | 31 m | Fl.W.5s | |
Blue Hill Bay Lighthouse | Maine | Nordatlantik | 44° 14′ 55,5″ N, 68° 29′ 52,4″ W44.24876-68.49788 | 1857 | 7 m | 9 m | gelöscht (1933) | Bild gesucht BW |
Boston Light | Massachusetts | Boston Harbor | 42° 19′ 40,6″ N, 70° 53′ 24,4″ W42.32794-70.89011 | 1716/1783 | 30 m | 31 m | Fl.W.10s | |
Brant Point Light | Massachusetts | Nantucket Sound | 41° 17′ 23,7″ N, 70° 5′ 25,1″ W41.28993-70.0903 | 1746/1901 | 8 m | 8 m | Oc.R.4s | |
Cape Ann Light Station | Massachusetts | Nordatlantik | 42° 38′ 12,4″ N, 70° 34′ 29,8″ W42.63679-70.574931 | 1771/1861 | 38 m | 51 m | Fl.R.5s | |
Cape Blanco Lighthouse | Oregon | Pazifischer Ozean | 42° 50′ 13,3″ N, 124° 33′ 49,1″ W42.83704-124.56365 | 1870 | 18 m | 75 m | Fl.W.20s | |
Cape Decision Lighthouse | Alaska | Chatham Strait | 56° 0′ 5,3″ N, 134° 8′ 9″ W56.001463-134.135822 | 1932 | 23 m | 29 m | Fl.W.5s | |
Cape Hatteras Light | North Carolina | Nordatlantik | 35° 15′ 1,9″ N, 75° 31′ 43,8″ W35.25054-75.52884 | 1803/1870 | 61 m | 59 m | Fl.W.7.5s | |
Cape Henry Lighthouse | Virginia | Chesapeake Bay | 36° 55′ 34,9″ N, 76° 0′ 26″ W36.92636-76.00721 | 1792/1881 | 50 m | 50 m | Fl(3)W.20s | |
Cape Meares Light | Oregon | Pazifischer Ozean | 45° 29′ 11,3″ N, 123° 58′ 41,6″ W45.48647-123.97821 | 1890 | 12 m | 71 m | gelöscht (1963) | |
Cape Neddick Light | Maine | Nordatlantik | 43° 9′ 54,7″ N, 70° 35′ 28″ W43.1652-70.59111 | 1879 | 13 m | 27 m | Iso.R.6s | |
Cape Poge Light | Massachusetts | Nantucket Sound | 41° 25′ 7,8″ N, 70° 27′ 6,9″ W41.41882-70.45192 | 1801/1893 | 11 m | 20 m | Fl.W.6s | |
Cape Spencer Lighthouse | Alaska | Icy Strait | 58° 11′ 56,5″ N, 136° 38′ 25,5″ W58.19903-136.64042 | 1925 | 8 m | 32 m | Fl.W.10s | |
Chatham Light | Massachusetts | Nordatlantik | 41° 40′ 17,1″ N, 69° 56′ 59,6″ W41.67142-69.94988 | 1808/1877 | 15 m | 24 m | Fl(2)W.10s | |
Coney Island Light | New York | Lower New York Bay | 40° 34′ 35,8″ N, 74° 0′ 42,3″ W40.5766-74.01176 | 1890 | 23 m | 23 m | Fl.R.5s | |
Crown Point Light | New York | Lake Champlain | 44° 1′ 47,6″ N, 73° 25′ 17,6″ W44.02988-73.42156 | 1858/1912 | 17 m | 27 m | gelöscht (1926) | |
Cuttyhunk Light | Massachusetts | Vineyard Sound | 41° 24′ 51″ N, 70° 56′ 59″ W41.414167-70.949722 | 1823 | 9 m | 16 | gelöscht (2005) | |
East Brother Light Station | Kalifornien | Bucht von San Francisco | 37° 57′ 47,6″ N, 122° 26′ 0,7″ W37.96322-122.43353 | 1874 | 15 m | 19 m | Fl.W.5s | |
East Chop Light | Massachusetts | Nantucket Sound | 41° 28′ 13″ N, 70° 34′ 2,8″ W41.47027-70.56745 | 1878 | 12 m | 24 m | Iso.G.6s | |
Edgartown Harbor Light | Massachusetts | Nantucket Sound | 41° 23′ 27,1″ N, 70° 30′ 11″ W41.39087-70.50306 | 1828/1881 | 14 m | 14 m | Fl.R.6s | |
Erie Land Light | Pennsylvania | Eriesee | 42° 8′ 38,1″ N, 80° 3′ 44″ W42.14392-80.06223 | 1818/1867 | 15 m | 39 m | F.W. | |
Farallon Island Light Station | Kalifornien | Pazifischer Ozean | 37° 41′ 56,3″ N, 123° 0′ 6″ W37.69897-123.00166 | 1855 | 13 m | 109 m | Fl.W.15s | |
Five Finger Islands Lighthouse | Alaska | Inside Passage | 57° 16′ 13″ N, 133° 37′ 53″ W57.270278-133.631389 | 1902/1935 | 21 m | 25 m | Fl.W.10s | |
Five Mile Point Lighthouse | Connecticut | Nordatlantik | 41° 14′ 56,3″ N, 72° 54′ 13,6″ W41.24897-72.90378 | 1805/1847 | 21 m | 30 m | gelöscht (1877) | |
Fort Wadsworth Light | New York | New Yorker Hafen | 40° 36′ 20,9″ N, 74° 3′ 14,2″ W40.60581-74.05395 | 1903 | 5 m | 23 m | gelöscht (1965) | |
Fourteen Foot Bank Light | Delaware | Delaware Bay | 39° 2′ 53,7″ N, 75° 10′ 56″ W39.04825-75.18221 | 1887 | 12 m | 18 m | Fl.WR.9s | |
Gay Head Light | Massachusetts | Vineyard Sound | 41° 20′ 54,4″ N, 70° 50′ 5,9″ W41.34845-70.83496 | 1799/1856 | 16 m | 52 m | Al.WR.15s | |
Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light | Michigan | Oberer See | 46° 26′ 12,8″ N, 86° 41′ 28,8″ W46.43688-86.69133 | 1868/1914 | 20 m | 21 m | gelöscht (1969) | |
Great Point Light | Massachusetts | Nantucket Sound | 41° 23′ 24,4″ N, 70° 2′ 53,7″ W41.39012-70.04825 | 1784/1986 | 18 m | 22 m | Fl.WR.5s | |
Haig Point Range Lights | South Carolina | Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway | 32° 8′ 42,9″ N, 80° 50′ 11,3″ W32.14525-80.83648 | 1873 | 19 m | 21 m | Fl.W.14s | |
Highland Light | Massachusetts | Cape Cod Bay | 42° 2′ 20,9″ N, 70° 3′ 43,3″ W42.03914-70.06202 | 1797/1857 | 20 m | 52 m | Fl.W.5s | |
Isles of Shoals Light | New Hampshire | Golf von Maine | 42° 58′ 2,1″ N, 70° 37′ 23,7″ W42.967244-70.623253 | 1821/1859 | 17,7 m | 25 m | Fl.W.15s | |
Lime Point Light Station | Kalifornien | Golden Gate | 37° 49′ 31,7″ N, 122° 28′ 42″ W37.82547-122.47834 | 1900 | 4 m | 5 m | Fl.W.5s | |
Long Island Head Light | Massachusetts | Boston Harbor | 42° 19′ 48,8″ N, 70° 57′ 27,6″ W42.33022-70.95767 | 1819/1901 | 16 m | 37 m | Fl.W.2.5s | |
Marshall Point Light | Maine | Nordatlantik | 43° 55′ 2,7″ N, 69° 15′ 40,5″ W43.91742-69.26126 | 1832 | 9 m | 9 m | F.W. | |
Middle Bay Light | Alabama | Mobile Bay | 30° 26′ 14,6″ N, 88° 0′ 40,4″ W30.437386-88.011233 | 1885 | 15 m | 15 m | Fl.R.6s | |
Monomoy Point Light | Massachusetts | Nantucket Sound | 41° 33′ 33,6″ N, 69° 59′ 37,1″ W41.55934-69.99365 | 1823/1849 | 12 m | 14 m | gelöscht (1923) | |
Nauset Light | Massachusetts | Cape Cod Bay | 41° 51′ 36,5″ N, 69° 57′ 10,7″ W41.86014-69.95297 | 1838/1923 | 15 m | 37 m | Al.WR.10s | |
New Dorp Lighthouse | New York | Lower New York Bay | 40° 34′ 50,8″ N, 74° 7′ 12,4″ W40.58079-74.12011 | 1856 | 24 m | 58 m | gelöscht (1964) | |
New Point Loma Lighthouse | Kalifornien | San Diego Bay | 32° 39′ 54,2″ N, 117° 14′ 33,6″ W32.665062-117.242663 | 1891 | 21 m | 27 m | Fl.W.15s | |
Old Orchard Shoal Light | New York | Lower New York Bay | 40° 30′ 44,4″ N, 74° 5′ 55,2″ W40.51232-74.09868 | 1893 | 11 m | 16 m | zerstört (2012) | |
Old Point Loma Light Station | Kalifornien | San Diego Bay | 32° 40′ 19,1″ N, 117° 14′ 27,5″ W32.671976-117.240973 | 1855 | 14 m | 141 m | gelöscht (1891) | |
Pemaquid Point Light | Maine | Nordatlantik | 43° 50′ 13,2″ N, 69° 30′ 21,6″ W43.83699-69.506 | 1827 | 12 m | 24 m | Fl.W.6s | |
Pigeon Point Lighthouse | Kalifornien | Pazifischer Ozean | 37° 10′ 54,3″ N, 122° 23′ 38,3″ W37.18175-122.39396 | 1872 | 35 m | 45 m | Fl.W.10s | |
Point Bonita Light | Kalifornien | Pazifischer Ozean | 37° 48′ 56,2″ N, 122° 31′ 46,3″ W37.81562-122.52954 | 1877 | 10 m | 43 m | Oc.W.4s | |
Point Cabrillo Light | Kalifornien | Pazifischer Ozean | 39° 20′ 54,9″ N, 123° 49′ 34″ W39.34858-123.82611 | 1909 | 15 m | 26 m | Fl.W.10s | |
Point Diablo Light | Kalifornien | Golden Gate | 37° 49′ 12,6″ N, 122° 29′ 58″ W37.82017-122.49944 | 1923 | 5 m | 26 m | Iso.W.6s | |
Point Pinos Lighthouse | Kalifornien | Monterey Bay | 36° 38′ 0,2″ N, 121° 56′ 1,5″ W36.63339-121.93374 | 1855 | 13 m | 27 m | Oc.W.4s | |
Point Reyes Lighthouse | Kalifornien | Pazifischer Ozean | 37° 59′ 44,2″ N, 123° 1′ 23,5″ W37.99562-123.02319 | 1870 | 11 m | 88 m | Fl.W.5s | |
Portland Head Light | Maine | Nordatlantik | 43° 37′ 23,1″ N, 70° 12′ 28,3″ W43.62309-70.20785 | 1791 | 25 m | 31 m | Fl.W.4s | |
Port Pontchartrain Lighthouse | Louisiana | Lake Pontchartrain | 30° 1′ 55,8″ N, 90° 3′ 43,8″ W30.032177-90.062175 | 1855 | gelöscht 1929 | |||
Portsmouth Harbor Light | New Hampshire | Portsmouth Harbor | 43° 4′ 15,9″ N, 70° 42′ 31,1″ W43.07107-70.70863 | 1771/1878 | 15 m | 16 m | F.G. | |
Presque Isle Light | Pennsylvania | Eriesee | 42° 9′ 56,8″ N, 80° 6′ 54,9″ W42.16577-80.11525 | 1873 | 21 m | 22 m | Iso.W.6s | |
Princes Bay Light | New York | Lower New York Bay | 40° 30′ 27,7″ N, 74° 12′ 48,3″ W40.50769-74.21341 | 1828/1864 | 12 m | 38 m | gelöscht (1922) | |
Race Point Light | Massachusetts | Cape Cod Bay | 42° 3′ 44,4″ N, 70° 14′ 35,2″ W42.06232-70.2431 | 1816/1876 | 13 m | 14 m | Fl.W.10s | |
Robbins Reef Lighthouse | New Jersey | Upper New York Bay | 40° 39′ 26,5″ N, 74° 3′ 55,4″ W40.65737-74.06538 | 1839/1883 | 14 m | 17 m | Fl.G.6s | |
Rondout Light | New York | Hudson River | 41° 55′ 15″ N, 73° 57′ 45″ W41.92083-73.9625 | 1838/1915 | 15 m | 16 m | Fl.W.6s | |
Round Island Light | Michigan | Huronsee | 45° 50′ 14″ N, 84° 37′ 0,8″ W45.83723-84.6169 | 1895 | 17 m | 16 m | gelöscht (1947) | |
Round Island Lighthouse | Mississippi | Pascagoula River | 30° 22′ 14,3″ N, 88° 33′ 21,2″ W30.37065-88.5559 | 1833/2013 | 15 m | 15 m | gelöscht (1944) | |
Rubicon Point Light | Kalifornien | Lake Tahoe | 38° 59′ 45,2″ N, 120° 5′ 40,7″ W38.99589-120.09465 | 1919 | 4 m | 244 m | gelöscht (1920er) | |
Sankaty Head Light | Massachusetts | Nordatlantik | 41° 17′ 3,8″ N, 69° 57′ 58,5″ W41.2844-69.96625 | 1850 | 21 m | 48 m | Fl.W.7.5s | |
Sentinel Island Lighthouse | Alaska | Inside Passage | 58° 32′ 46,8″ N, 134° 55′ 23,3″ W58.54634-134.92313 | 1902/1935 | 16 m | 26 m | Fl.W.10s | |
South Bass Island Light | Ohio | Eriesee | 41° 37′ 44,5″ N, 82° 50′ 29,3″ W41.62904-82.84146 | 1897 | 18 m | 20 m | gelöscht (1962) | |
Stannard Rock Light | Michigan | Oberer See | 47° 11′ 0,6″ N, 87° 13′ 30,4″ W47.183506-87.225117 | 1882 | 34 m | 31 m | Fl.W.6s | |
Staten Island Light | New York | Lower New York Bay | 40° 34′ 33,9″ N, 74° 8′ 28,5″ W40.57607-74.14125 | 1912 | 27 m | 70 m | F.W. | |
Tarpaulin Cove Light | Massachusetts | Vineyard Sound | 41° 28′ 7,8″ N, 70° 45′ 27″ W41.46882-70.7575 | 1818/1891 | 9 m | 24 m | Fl.W.6s | |
The Graves Light | Massachusetts | Boston Harbor | 42° 21′ 54,5″ N, 70° 52′ 9,1″ W42.36514-70.86919 | 1905 | 35 m | 30 m | Fl(2)W.12s | |
Two Bush Island Light | Maine | Nordatlantik | 43° 57′ 51,3″ N, 69° 4′ 25,9″ W43.96424-69.07385 | 1897 | 13 m | 20 m | Fl.WR.5s | |
West Bank Light | New York | Lower New York Bay | 40° 32′ 16,9″ N, 74° 2′ 34,5″ W40.53803-74.04291 | 1901 | 17 m | 21 m | Iso.WR.6s | |
West Chop Light | Massachusetts | Nantucket Sound | 41° 28′ 50,9″ N, 70° 35′ 59,3″ W41.48081-70.5998 | 1817/1891 | 14 m | 26 m | Oc.WR.4s | |
West Quoddy Head Light | Maine | Bay of Fundy | 44° 48′ 54,5″ N, 66° 57′ 1,5″ W44.81513-66.95043 | 1808/1858 | 15 m | 25 m | Fl(2)W.5s | |
West Sister Island Light | Ohio | Eriesee | 41° 44′ 13,3″ N, 83° 6′ 38,1″ W41.73702-83.11058 | 1848 | 17 m | 18 m | Fl.W.4s | |
Whaleback Light Station | Maine | Portsmouth Harbor | 43° 3′ 33,1″ N, 70° 41′ 44,3″ W43.0592-70.69563 | 1831/1872 | 15 m | 18 m | Fl(2)W.10s | |
Whitehead Lighthouse | Maine | Penobscot River | 43° 58′ 43,4″ N, 69° 7′ 27,3″ W43.97873-69.12425 | 1804/1852 | 13 m | 23 m | Oc.G.4s | |
Whitlocks Mill Light Station | Maine | St. Croix River | 45° 9′ 46,1″ N, 67° 13′ 38,5″ W45.1628-67.22737 | 1892/1919 | 8 m | 10 m | Iso.G.6s | |
Yaquina Bay Lighthouse | Oregon | Yaquina Bay | 44° 37′ 26,9″ N, 124° 3′ 46,7″ W44.62415-124.06298 | 1871 | 16 m | 50 m | F.W. | |
Yaquina Head Lighthouse | Oregon | Pazifischer Ozean | 44° 40′ 36,2″ N, 124° 4′ 45,9″ W44.67673-124.07943 | 1873 | 28 m | 49 m | Fl(2)W.20s |
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- Russ Rowlett: The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, abgerufen am 11. Januar 2016 (englisch).
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