Location: South end of South Monomoy Island; Nearest
town: Chatham
- 41 33 33 N
- 69 59 38 W
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Accessibility:
- The Monomoy
Island Ferry offers a variety of trips including visits to
the lighthouse.
Station established: 1823; Present lighthouse built:
1849; Deactivated: 1923
Construction materials: Iron with brick lining and
brick foundation
Tower height: 40 feet; Height of focal plane: 47 feet
Previous optic: Fourth-order Fresnel (1855); Present
optic: none
Other buildings still standing: 1849 keeper's house,
1894 brick oil house, generator building
Owner/manager: Monomoy
National Wildlife Refuge
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