List of lighthouses in the United States territories

The following is a list of lighthouses in four of the major territories of the United States. Most of the lights listed here have been modernized to be automated beacons on small steel towers or posts. There are just two known surviving lighthouses that held keepers, both of which are now inactive. Information for any given lighthouse may also be incomplete due to a lack of records and/or unreliable information.

  • Note: Listed separate are lighthouses in Puerto Rico as more information is available about them.
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Lighthouses

Name Image Location Coordinates Year built Year deactivated Focal Height NGA
number[1][2] 		Admiralty
number[1][2]
Apra Outer Harbor Range Front Light N/A Guam
(Apra Harbor) 		13°27′23.2″N 144°39′59.7″E / 13.456444°N 144.666583°E / 13.456444; 144.666583 Un­known Un­known 039 39 ft (12 m) 10983 M8386
Apra Outer Harbor Range Rear Light N/A Guam
(Apra Harbor) 		13°27′25.4″N 144°40′19.6″E / 13.457056°N 144.672111°E / 13.457056; 144.672111 Un­known Active[3] 066 66 ft (20 m)[3] 10983.1 M8386.1
Aunu'u LightbeaconA N/A American Samoa
(Aunu'u) 		14°16′50.2″S 170°32′52.4″W / 14.280611°S 170.547889°W / -14.280611; -170.547889 Un­known 2014[4] 025 25 ft (7.6 m)[4] 3084 ex-K4588
Breakers Point LightbeaconB N/A American Samoa
(Tutuila) 		14°17′23.4″S 170°39′48.6″W / 14.289833°S 170.663500°W / -14.289833; -170.663500 Un­known Active[4] 190 190 ft (58 m)[4] 3088 K4576
Buck Island Light N/A Virgin Islands
(Buck Island) 		18°16′41.5″N 64°53′33.6″W / 18.278194°N 64.892667°W / 18.278194; -64.892667 1913[5] (First)
1990s[5] (Current) 		Active[5] 139 139 ft (42 m)[6]C 14632 J5628
Fort Luise Augusta Light N/A Virgin Islands
(Christiansted) 		17°45′17.6″N 64°41′38.7″W / 17.754889°N 64.694083°W / 17.754889; -64.694083 1857[6] (First)
1919[6] (Current) 		1931[6]D 046 45 ft (14 m)[6]D 14664 J5642
Glass Beakwater Light N/A Guam
(Piti) 		13°27′17.4″N 144°37′28.3″E / 13.454833°N 144.624528°E / 13.454833; 144.624528 Un­known Active[3] 059 59 ft (18 m)[3] 10984 M8386.2
Hams Bluff Light Virgin Islands
(Saint Croix) 		17°46′07.5″N 64°52′18.7″W / 17.768750°N 64.871861°W / 17.768750; -64.871861 1915[7] (First)
2010[6] (Current) 		Active[6] 394 394 ft (120 m)[6]C 14656 J5640
Japanese Lighthouse
(aka: Garapan Light)[8] 		Northern Mariana
Islands
(Saipan) 		15°12′42.3″N 145°43′53.9″E / 15.211750°N 145.731639°E / 15.211750; 145.731639 1934[8] 1944[8] Un­known — —
Orote Point Light N/A Guam
(Point Udall) 		13°26′45.0″N 144°37′10.3″E / 13.445833°N 144.619528°E / 13.445833; 144.619528 1929[3] (First)
N/A (Current) 		Active[3] 226 226 ft (69 m)[3]C 10982 M8384
Pago Pago Range Front Lighthbeacon N/A American Samoa
(Pago Pago) 		14°16′08.2″S 170°40′27.2″W / 14.268944°S 170.674222°W / -14.268944; -170.674222 1901[4] (First)
N/A (Current) 		Active[4] 037 37 ft (11 m)[4]C 3092 K4580
Pago Pago Range Rear Lighthbeacon N/A American Samoa
(Pago Pago) 		14°16′03.6″S 170°40′29.2″W / 14.267667°S 170.674778°W / -14.267667; -170.674778 1901[4] (First)
N/A (Current) 		Active[4] 182 182 ft (55 m)[4]C 3096 K4580.1
Ritidian Point Light N/A Guam
(Ritidian Point) 		13°39′00.5″N 144°51′42.4″E / 13.650139°N 144.861778°E / 13.650139; 144.861778 1932[3] (First)
N/A (Current) 		Active[3] 574 574 ft (175 m)[3]C 10981 M8382
Savana Island Light N/A Virgin Islands
(Savana Island) 		18°20′15.0″N 65°04′59.5″W / 18.337500°N 65.083194°W / 18.337500; -65.083194 Un­known Active[6] 300 300 ft (91 m)[6] 14604 J5610

See also

Notes

A.^ While the first build date is unknown, the light appeared on a 1922 list which describes it as a 13 ft (4.0 m) white square pyramidal tower.[4]
B.^ While the first build date is unknown, the light appeared on a 1922 list which describes it as a 16 ft (4.9 m) white square pyramidal tower.[4]
C.^ The focal height shown here is for the modern structure put into place (steel tower or post).
D.^ A modern light was mounted on a 17 ft (5.2 m) skeleton tower next to the house. The focal height of this tower is 45 ft (14 m).

References

  1. ^ a b List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
  2. ^ a b List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 23 October 2016
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Guam". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of American Samoa". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Buck Island Light, U.S. Virgin Islands". University of North Carolina. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the U.S. Virgin Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Ham's Bluff Light, U.S. Virgin Islands". University of North Carolina. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "Garapan Light, Saipan". University of North Carolina. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
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