Location: Northeast point of Nantucket Island. Nearest
town: Nantucket, Massachusetts
41 23 25 N
70 02 54 W
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Established: 1784; Automated: 1950s
Destroyed: 1984, rebuilt 1986
Construction materials: Concrete and plastic
Tower height: 60 feet; Height of focal plane: 71 feet
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Accessibility: From May to October, the Trustees
of Reservations present a daily natural history tour at Coskata-Coatue
Wildlife Refuge.
A naturalist guide leads participants on an over-sand
vehicle tour through the salt marsh to learn about the geology,
ecology, and history of the area and to climb the Great Point
Lighthouse.
U.S. Coast Guard active aid to navigation, leased
to the Trustees of Reservations.
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