Type:
Year Established:
1827
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2008
Photo Courtesy of:
Mike & Carol McKinney
LOCATION
Location:
CAPE COD BAY/PROVINCETOWN HARBOR
Latitude:
42° 1'
Longitude:
70° 10'
City / Town:
PROVINCETOWN
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
BARNSTABLE
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
U.S. Coast Guard; licensed to American Lighthouse Foundation
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1875
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
NATURAL/EMPLACED
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
38
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
36
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Other Structures:
BRICK OIL HOUSE (1870S)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VLB-44 (LED), SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1856
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1952
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017