Type:
Year Established:
1829
Existing:
Yes
Download:
nobska-16591adj.jpeg (224.19 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2005
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
WOODS HOLE HARBOR ENTRANCE
Latitude:
41° 30.9'
Longitude:
70° 39.4'
City / Town:
WOODS HOLE
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
BARNSTABLE
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
U.S. Coast Guard, licensed to Friends of Nobska Light
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1876
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON W/BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
NATURAL/EMPLACED
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
87
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:
1876
Keeper's Quarters Style:
VICTORIAN
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
BRICK OIL HOUSE (1876), PAINT LOCKERS (1876), GARAGE (1931), RADIO BEACON BUILDING (1937)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1876
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017