Location: Aquinnah (Gay Head) Cliffs, Martha's Vineyard
Nearest town: Aquinnah (Gay Head)
41 20 54 N
70 50 06 W
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Station established: 1799
Current lighthouse tower built: 1856
Automated: 1960
Tower height: 51 feet
Height of focal plane: 170 feet
Other buildings still standing: None
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation.
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Accessibility: Sunset tours are offered on Fridays,
Saturdays & Sundays from mid-June to mid-September. Tours
are available from 1 1/2 hours prior to sunset to 1/2 hour after.
Call the Martha's
Vineyard Museum at 508-627-4441 for more information.
Maintained by:
Martha's
Vineyard Museum
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