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Bass River Light

(Lighthouse Inn, West Dennis Light)

West Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

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Location: East of the mouth of the Bass River, Nantucket Sound.
 
Nearest town: Dennis
 
41 39 07 N
70 10 08 W

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Station established: 1855; Current lighthouse tower built: 1855

Deactivated: 1914-1989; automatic light relighted 1989

Tower height: 44 feet; Height of focal plane: 44 feet

Current optic: 300 mm ; Characteristic: Flashing white light every six seconds

Accessibilty: The lighthouse is now an inn and restaurant, operating spring through fall.

It is located on Lighthouse Inn Road off Route 28. (Turn onto School St., bear left at Main St. and right at Lighthouse Rd. Turn left at Lighthouse Inn Road)

For more information contact:

The Lighthouse Inn

Post Office Box 128

1 Lighthouse Inn Road

West Dennis, MA 02670

Phone (508) 398-2244

Related sites

Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce

Cape Cod Visitors' Directory

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