Great Point Light

Lighthouse

41°23′24.6″N 70°2′53.8″W / 41.390167°N 70.048278°W / 41.390167; -70.048278TowerConstructed1769

FoundationConcreteConstructionStone, Concrete and PlasticAutomatedcirca 1955Height70 feet (21 m), 71 feet (22 m) above sea level.ShapeCylindricalMarkingsWhite tower with covered way and white framed dwelling, black lantern room, small white oil-house to southward of dwellingHeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place

Fog signalNoneLightFirst lit1986 (current tower replaced destroyed 1818 tower)Deactivated1984, rebuilt 1986Focal height71 feet (22 m)LensThird order Fresnel lens (original), VRB-25 system (current)Rangewhite 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi), Red 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)CharacteristicFlashing white 5s with a red sector from 084° to 106°. Covers Cross Rip and Tuckernuck Shoals.

Nantucket Light

Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places

NRHP reference No.82005272Significant datesAdded to NRHPApril 28, 1982Removed from NRHP1986

Great Point Light, officially Nantucket Light, is a lighthouse located on the northernmost point of Nantucket Island.^[1]^[2]^[3] First built in 1784, the original wooden tower was destroyed by fire in 1816. The following year a stone tower was erected which stood until toppled in a storm in March 1984. Rebuilt again in 1986, the stone tower was built to replicate the old one, and still remains in operation today. Modern additions include solar panels to recharge the light's batteries, and a sheet pile foundation and 5-foot (1.5 m) thick concrete mat to help withstand erosion.

The lighthouse sits on a thin spit of beach where the currents of the Atlantic Ocean and Nantucket Sound meet.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 as Nantucket Light and removed after the destruction of the listed structure in 1986.

References

^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 116.
^ Rowlett, Russ (March 10, 2010). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southeast Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.