Palmer Island Light Station is a historic lighthouse in New Bedford Harbor in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. The lighthouse was built in 1849 out of stone rubble.

Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Coordinates: 41°37′37″N 70°54′33″W
Constructed: 1849
Construction: Stone
Tower height: 7 m (23 ft)
Tower shape: Conical rubble tower
Markings: White
First lit: 1999
Automated: 1941
Deactivated: 1962, reactivated as a private aid (1999)
Focal height: 13 m (43 ft)
Lens: Fifth order Fresnel lens
Characteristic: Flashing White 8s
Fog signal: Original: Bell Current: none.

I was here on August 18 2021.

The lighthouse is owned by the City of New Bedford. Grounds open, tower closed.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 26 1980

Access: Car and a short walk the lighthouse is accessible at low tide from the hurricane dike