MONOMOY POINT

Year Established:
1823
Existing:
Yes
Download:
306_0700adj.jpg (4.02 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2006
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
SOUTH MONOMOY ISLAND OFF CAPE COD
Latitude:
41° 33.55'
Longitude:
69° 59.63 '
City / Town:
CHATHAM
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
BARNSTABLE
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Owner / Manager:
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. MONOMOY POINT
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1923
Year Tower Established:
1849
Tower Construction Material:
IRON PANELS W/BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
47
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
40
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1849
Keeper's Quarters Style:
CAPE COD
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
BRICK OIL HOUSE (1894), GENERATOR BUILDING

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Current Optic:
REMOVED
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017