Wood End

Year Established:
1864
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1999
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
ENTRANCE TO PROVINCETOWN HARBOR
Latitude:
42° 1.3'
Longitude:
70° 11.6'
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
Light List Data:
  1. Wood End
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1872
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
45
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
39
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1872
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
WOOD
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1896
Other Structures:
BRICK OIL HOUSE (1896)

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
VEGA VRB-25, SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1872
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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