USA - Mackinac Lighthouse

Mackinaw Point marks the junction of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Founded in 1889, the Old Mackinac Point Light Station was in operation from 1890 until 1957

Year first constructed	1892
Year first lit	1892
Deactivated	1957
Foundation	Ashlar limestone
Construction	Cream City brick
Tower shape	Cylindrical "castle" with attached dwelling
Markings / pattern	Natural with black lantern
Height	50 feet (15 m)
Focal height	62 feet (19 m)
Original lens	Fourth order Fresnel lens
Range	14 nautical miles; 26 kilometres (16 mi)[5]

The buildings of the St Helena Light complex are the sole surviving structures on St. Helena Island, in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The lighthouse on the St. Helena Island's southeastern point was built in 1872-1873 and went into operation in September 1873. It became one of a series of lighthouses that guided vessels through the Straits of Mackinac, past a dangerous shoal that extends from the island

Year first constructed	1873
Year first lit	1873
Automated	1922
Foundation	limestone
Construction	brick
Tower shape	frustum of a cone with attached cottage
Markings / pattern	white w/white lantern
Height	Tower - 63 feet (19 m)
Focal height	Focal plane - 71 feet (22 m)
Original lens	3​1⁄2-order Fresnel lens
Current lens	12-inch (300 mm) ML-300 Tideland Signal acrylic[5]
Range	6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi)[6]

Round Island Passage Light (1948, automated in 1973 ) near Mackinac Island. 
Also known as Mackinac Island light. Round Island Passage light and Round Island light 
are only about 600 meters apart.

Round Island Light (1895, automated in 1924, deactivated from 1947-1996). Now part of the National Forest on tiny, uninhabited Round Island, the building was restored in 1978 for the filming of the movie "Somewhere in Time."Some of these photos were taken during a lighthouse tour during the North American Light House Festival held in Mackinaw City, Michigan. The tours were so popular the Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry now offers several tours on scattered days through the summer and other photos were taken during those tours.

USA - Boston Light

Boston Light is a lighthouse located on Little Brewster Island in outer Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The first lighthouse to be built on the site dates back to 1716, and was the first lighthouse to be built in what is now the United States. The current lighthouse dates from 1783, is the second oldest working lighthouse in the United States (after Sandy Hook Lighthouse in New Jersey), and is the only lighthouse to still be actively staffed by the United States Coast Guard, being automated in 1998 though there is still a keeper acting as tour guide. The structure was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964

Year first constructed	1716
Year first lit	1783 (current tower)
Automated	1998
Deactivated	1776–1783 and during WWII.
Foundation	Granite Ledge
Construction	Masonry, Rubble Stone with brick lining
Tower shape	Conical
Markings / pattern	White with five steel bands and black trim
Height	89 feet (27 m)
Focal height	102 feet (31 m)
Original lens	Tallow candles installed in 1716
Current lens	2nd order Fresnel lens
Intensity	1,800,000 candlepower
Range	27 nautical miles (50 km; 31 mi)
Characteristic	Flashing white every 10 seconds.
Fog signal	HORN: 1 every 30s

USA - Point Judith Light

The Point Judith Light is located on the west side of the entrance to Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island as well as the north side of the eastern entrance to Block Island Sound. The confluence of two waterways make this area busy with water traffic and the waters around Point Judith are very cold and dangerous. Historically, even with active lighthouses, there have been many shipwrecks off these coasts.

Year first constructed	1810
Year first lit	1857
Automated	1954
Foundation	Granite blocks
Construction	Granite blocks
Tower shape	Octagonal conical
Markings / pattern	Lower half, white upper half, brown Black lantern
Height	51 feet (16 m)
Focal height	65 feet (20 m)
Original lens	Fourth order Fresnel lens
Current lens	original
Range	16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
Characteristic	Occulting 3 white 15 seconds 5s on, 2s off; 2s on, 2s off; 2s on, 2s off
Fog signal	Horn, 1 blast every 15 seconds

USA - Old Point Loma Lighthouse

Old Point Loma Lighthouse

Location	Cabrillo National Monument Point Loma, San Diego California United States
Coordinates	32.671983°N 117.240938°W
Year first constructed	1855
Deactivated	1891
Foundation	natural emplaced
Construction	brick tower
Tower shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from keeper's house
Markings / pattern	white tower black lantern greenish lantern dome
Height	46 feet (14 m)
Focal height	462 feet (141 m)
Original lens	Third-order Fresnel lens(1855)
Current lens	Third-order Fresnel lens (Deactivated)

USA - Chicago Harbor Lighthouse

The Chicago Harbor Lighthouse is an automated active lighthouse, and stands at the end of the northern breakwater protecting the Chicago Harbor, to the east of Navy Pier and the mouth of the Chicago River.

Location	Chicago, Illinois
Year first constructed	1893, moved 1919
Year first lit	1893
Automated	1979
Foundation	Rubble stone with concrete pier
Construction	Brick, cast iron and glass
Tower shape	Cylindrical base/Frustum of a cone tower, with attached buildings
Markings / pattern	White, red on roofs
Height	66 ft (20 m) tower
Focal height	Focal plane – 82 feet (25 m)[3][4]
Original lens	Third-order Fresnel
Range	24 miles (39 km)
Characteristic	Fl R 5s floodlighted. Apr. to Dec. Horn: 2 blasts ev 30 s (1 s bl). Operates from April to Dec

USA - Gay Head Lighthouse

Year first constructed	1799
Year first lit	1856 (current structure)
Automated	1960
Construction	Brick and sandstone
Tower shape	Conical
Markings / pattern	Red brick with black lantern
Focal height	170 feet (52 m)
Original lens	First order Fresnel lens
Current lens	DCB-224
Range	White 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) Red 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)

Location	Lighthouse Rd.,Aquinnah, Massachusetts
Area	2 acres (1ha)
Built	1856
MPS	Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR

USA - Rhode Island Lighthouses

Dutch Island Light is an historic lighthouse on Dutch Island off Jamestown, Rhode Island.

In 1825 the federal government acquired 6 acres (2.4 ha) at the southern end of the island, and on January 1, 1827, Dutch Island Light was established to mark the west passage of Narragansett Bay and to aid vessels entering Dutch Island Harbor. The first 30-foot (9.1 m) tower was built of stones found on the island. The government constructed a new 42-foot (13 m) brick tower in 1857 with a fog bell added in 1878.

Beavertail Lighthouse, built in 1856, was and still is the premier lighthouse in Rhode Island, USA, marking the entrance to Narragansett Bay. The 64-foot (20 m) lighthouse lies on the southernmost point of Conanicut Island in the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island in Beavertail State Park, on a site where beacons have stood since the early 18th century. The Whistle House and Garage were destroyed by the New England Hurricane of 1938. The light provides navigation for boats and ships entering Narragansett Bay in the East Passage between Conanicut Island and Newport, Rhode Island on Aquidneck Island. Other lighthouses, such as Castle Hill Lighthouse, Point Judith Light, and Rose Island Light are visible from Beavertail Lighthouse.

The Point Judith Light is located on the west side of the entrance to Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island as well as the north side of the eastern entrance to Block Island Sound. The confluence of two waterways make this area busy with water traffic and the waters around Point Judith are very cold and dangerous. Historically, even with active lighthouses, there have been many shipwrecks off these coasts.

Three light structures have been built on this site. The original 35-foot (11 m) tower, built in 1810.

Block Island Southeast Light is a lighthouse located on Mohegan Bluffs at the southeastern corner of Block Island, Rhode Island. It was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1997 as one of the most architecturally sophisticated lighthouses built in the United States in the 19th century. Built 1875.

Block Island North Light (Lighthouse), built in 1867, is a historic lighthouse on Block Island, Rhode Island (New Shoreham).

Conanicut Island Light (also known as Conanicut Island Lighthouse), built in 1886, is an inactive lighthouse in Jamestown, Rhode Island.

Plum Beach Light (Lighthouse), built in 1899, is a sparkplug lighthouse in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

The Rose Island Light, built in 1870, is on Rose Island in Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States. It is preserved, maintained and operated by The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation.

The Newport Harbor Light (also known as the Goat Island Light or Green Light), built in 1842, is located on north end of Goat Island, which is part of the city of Newport, Rhode Island, United States, in Narragansett Bay.

Castle Hill Lighthouse is located on Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island at the end of the historic Ocean Drive. It is an active navigation aid for vessels entering the East Passage between Conanicut Island andAquidneck Island. The lighthouse was completed in 1890 on property formerly belonging to the naturalist, oceanographer, and zoologist Alexander Agassiz of Harvard University Built 1890.

USA - Grand Haven Lighthouse

Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner Light is the inner light of two lighthouses on the south pier of Grand Haven, Michigan where the Grand River enters Lake Michigan. A lighthouse was first lit there in 1839. The lighthouse was put up for sale in 2009 under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. The City of Grand Haven now owns the pier, but it is maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers.

Year first constructed	1905
Year first lit	1905
Automated	1969
Height	36 feet (11 m)
Original lens	9.8 inches (250 mm)
Range	4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi)[1]

USA - Big Sable Point Lighthouse

The Big Sable Point Light is a lighthouse on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan near Ludington in Mason County, Michigan, at the Ludington State Park. It is an active aid to navigation.

Year first constructed	1867
Year first lit	1867
Automated	1968
Foundation	Wood pilings
Construction	originally Cream City brick, later encased incast iron plate
Tower shape	Frustum of a Cone
Markings / pattern	White and black tower/Black parapet & Lantern
Height	Tower - 112 feet (34 m)
Focal height	106 feet (32 m)
Original lens	Third order Fresnel lens
Current lens	12-inch (300 mm) ML-300Tideland Signal acrylic optic
Range	15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	White, fixed light. Obscured from 238° to 346°.
ARLHS number	USA-054

USA - Fort Monroe Lighthouse

Old Point Comfort Light is a lighthouse located on the grounds of Fort Monroe in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. It is the second oldest light in the bay and the oldest still in use. The lighthouse is owned and maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard; The keeper's house is owned and maintained by the U.S. Army and is residence for Fort Monroe's Command Sergeant Major. The lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Year first constructed	1803
Year first lit	1804
Automated	1972
Construction	sandstone masonry
Tower shape	Octagonal tower
Height	58 feet (18 m)
Original lens	fourth order Fresnel lens
Range	11 nautical miles; 21 kilometres (13 mi)
Characteristic	12 sec double flash red