Location: Duxbury Bay, main channel to Plymouth Harbor;
Nearest town: Plymouth
41 59 15 N
70 38 55 W
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Accessibility: The lighthouse is not open to the
public.
- It can be seen distantly from the Plymouth waterfront
but is best seen by boat.
Station established: 1871; Present lighthouse built:
1871; Automated: 1964
Construction material: Cast iron; Height of tower:
47 feet; Height of focal plane: 35 feet
Original optic: Fourth order Fresnel; Present optic:
250 mm (solar-powered)
Characteristic: Two red flashes every five seconds;
Fog signal: One blast every 15 seconds
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation maintained
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