Managing Organization: Department of Lighthouses and Lightships
Tower Height: 135 Height of Focal Plane: 154 Characteristic and Range: White flash every 5 seconds; range 26 nautical miles. Description of Tower: Round concrete tower with black and white bands; round control room about 1/3 of the way up the tower.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers? 1876: Round stone tower. Date Established: 1876 Date Present Tower Built: 1983 Optics: 1887: Fourth-order Fresnel lens. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Grounds only. Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse!
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