Who doesn’t love a lighthouse? These sturdy sentinels have become “must-sees” for every visitor to New England. See for yourself in this collection of reader-submitted photos of New England lighthouses.
The Beauty of New England Lighthouses Castle Hill Lighthouse in Newport, Rhode Island Photo Credit : Eric Full Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse in Bass Harbor, Maine. Photo Credit : Brenda Darroch Great Point Light, Nantucket, Massachusetts Photo Credit : Kevin Armstrong Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine Photo Credit : Roxie Zwicker Portsmouth Harbor Light, New Castle, New Hampshire Photo Credit : Jeff Folger Beavertail Light, Jamestown, Rhode Island Photo Credit : Luis Lebron Aquinnah Lighthouse, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts Photo Credit : Patrick Morrissey Nubble Light, York, Maine Photo Credit : D. Lewis Race Point, Provincetown, Massachusetts Photo Credit : Denis Tangney Ned’s Point Light, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts Photo Credit : Janice Drew Burnt Cove Harbor Light, Boothbay Harbor, Maine Photo Credit : Ken Packie Aquinnah Light, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts Photo Credit : Judith Secco Brant Point Light, Nantucket, Massachusetts Photo Credit : Larry Tocci Scituate Light, Scituate, Massachusetts Photo Credit : Jeff Folger Portland Head Light, Portland, Maine Photo Credit : Catherine Scott Owl’s Head Light, Owl’s Head, Maine Photo Credit : Mark Valle Marshall Point, Port Clyde, Maine Photo Credit : E. Carla Daigle (User Submitted) Scituate Light, Scituate, Massachusetts Photo Credit : Jeff Folger Plum Beach Light, Saunderstown, Rhode Island Photo Credit : Christine Ruggieri Ram Island Ledge Light, Casco Bay, Maine Photo Credit : Libby Richardson New London Ledge Light, New London, Connecticut Photo Credit : Erin Gill Fort Point Lighthouse, Stockton Springs, Maine Photo Credit : David Bunkofske Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine Photo Credit : Christine Morton Heron Neck Light, Vinalhaven, Maine Photo Credit : Christine Morton Portland Breakwater “Bug” Light, Portland, Maine Photo Credit : Christine Morton
Which New England lighthouses are your favorites?
This post was first published in 2009 and has been updated.