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Nobska Point Light

Woods Hole, Massachusetts

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Location: Woods Hole Harbor entrance, Cape Cod
Nearest town: Woods Hole (Falmouth)

41 30 57 N
70 39 18 W

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Station established: 1829; Present tower built: 1876; Automated: 1985

Construction materials: Cast iron with brick lining

Tower height: 40 feet; Height of focal plane: 87 feet

Other buildings still standing: 1876 keeper's house, oil house, storage building, garage.

Earlier optic: Fifth-order Fresnel

Present optic: Fourth-order Fresnel (1888)

Characteristic: Flashing white every six seconds with a red sector
Fog signal: Two blasts every 30 seconds

The keeper's house serves as the home for the commander of Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England. The grounds are open to the public; the lighthouse tower is open only during scheduled open houses. Lighthouse tours are conducted by United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 11-2. Admission is free. For more information, email Abtda@aol.com.

2009 SCHEDULE

April 18 Saturday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

May 16 Saturday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

June 6 Saturday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

July 2 Thursday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

July 16 Thursday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

July 30 Thursday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

Aug. 6 Thursday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

Aug. 8 Saturday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

Aug. 20 Thursday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

Dec. 5 Saturday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

ADMISSION REGULATIONS:

- Children must be at least 6 years of age AND 45 inches tall to enter 

- Shoes and shirts required No food or drink permitted in the lighthouse 

- No smoking permitted in the lighthouse 

- Backpacks, large purses, large camera bags not allowed in the light room 

- Infants in carrying pouches not allowed in the lighthouse 

- No liability is accepted for personal items left unattended in or on the grounds of the lighthouse

Related sites:
 
Woods Hole Homepage
 
Falmouth Chamber of Commerce
 
Falmouth Historical Society
 
Virtual Tour of Nobska Point Light
 
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