Newburyport Harbor Front Range Light

Newburyport, Massachusetts | Historic lighthouse

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About this lighthouse

We could not match Newburyport Harbor Front Range Light to an entry in the current USCG Light List (Volume I) by name and position. It may be inactive, privately maintained, or listed under another name. We don’t mark it as active until that is confirmed.

The structure is recorded in the National Register of Historic Places. A National Register listing documents historic significance. It does not mean the public can visit.

Awaiting verification: Wikidata gives 1873 as the year this station or structure was established. We have not yet confirmed this against a primary source, so it is not shown as a fact. See the Wikidata lead.

Facts panel

Sourced facts about Newburyport Harbor Front Range Light
National Register	Listed as “Newburyport Harbor Front Range Light” (NRIS 87001486), NPGallery record dated [1]
NRHP significant years	1857 1869 Significant Names: Potter, Henry [1]
NRHP areas of significance	Engineering Transportation Architecture Maritime History [1]
County	Essex County
Coordinates	42.81150, -70.86490 [2]

Getting there

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Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map. The pin marks the lighthouse position, not a parking area or a permitted viewpoint.

Accessibility

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Nearby lights

Straight-line distance between lighthouse positions, not a driving time or route.

Newburyport Harbor Rear Range Light — 0.1 mi straight-line (Massachusetts)
Newburyport Harbor Light — 2.3 mi straight-line (Massachusetts)
Annisquam Harbor Light — 13.9 mi straight-line (Massachusetts)
Isles of Shoals Light — 16.3 mi straight-line (New Hampshire)
Straitsmouth Island Light — 17.4 mi straight-line (Massachusetts)

Sources

National Register of Historic Places record 87001486: “Newburyport Harbor Front Range Light” — National Park Service, NPGallery (NRHP). https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/87001486 (checked 2026-11-11)
Wikidata item Q14715767 (used as a lead for coordinates and identifiers) — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14715767 (checked 2026-11-11)
Wikipedia article (background reading, not a primary source) — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newburyport_Harbor_Front_Range_Light (checked 2026-11-11)

Last checked November 11, 2026. Found an error or a closure? Send a correction.