Annisquam Harbor Light

Annisquam Harbor Light
Map
LocationWigwam Pt., Gloucester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°39′42.781″N 70°40′53.44″W / 42.66188361°N 70.6815111°W / 42.66188361; -70.6815111
Tower
Constructed1801
FoundationStone
ConstructionBrick
Automated1974
Height45-feet
ShapeCylindrical
MarkingsWhite with black lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signal19th century: Bell
1931: Horn, 2 every 60s
Light
First lit1898
Focal height45 feet (14 m)
Lens5th order Fresnel lens (original), 7.5 inches (190 mm) (current)
RangeW 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi), R 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 7.5s with Red sector
Annisquam Harbor Light Station
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1801
MPSLighthouses of Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.87001526 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 15, 1987

Annisquam Harbor Light Station is a historic lighthouse located on Wigwam Point in the Annisquam neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts.[2][3][4] It can be viewed from nearby Wingaersheek Beach, Gloucester. It lies on the Annisquam River[5] and is one of the four oldest lighthouses to surrounding the Gloucester peninsula, along with Eastern Point Light, Ten Pound Island Light, and Thacher Island Light.[6]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 79.
  3. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-12-14). "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  5. ^ "New England Lighthouses". New England Lighthouses. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  6. ^ "USCG".