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Great Point Light

(Nantucket Light)

Nantucket, Massachusetts

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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

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.
VRB-25

Earlier optic: Third-order Fresnel; Present optic: VRB-25, solar powered

Characteristic: Flashing white every five seconds

Related Sites

Nantucket.net

Nantucket Chamber of Commerce

Nantucket Conservation Foundation

Town of Nantucket

Yesterday's Island

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