Long Point Light

Long Point Light
Long Point Light in 2010
Map
LocationLong Point, Provincetown, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°01′59″N 70°10′07″W / 42.03313°N 70.16865°W / 42.03313; -70.16865
Tower
Constructed1827
FoundationNatural, emplaced
ConstructionBrick
Automated1952
Height38 feet (12 m)
ShapeSquare tower
MarkingsWhite with black lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalHORN: one 2-sec blast every 15 secs[note 1]
Previous (1875): 1,200 lb (540 kg) fog bell
Light
First lit1875 (re-built light)
Focal height35.5 feet (10.8 m) above mean sea level
LensOil Lamp (1826);
Sixth-order fresnel (1856);
Fifth-order fresnel (1875;
Solar-powered 300 mm lantern (1982)
Range8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
CharacteristicOc G 4s (Green, occulting every 4 seconds)
Long Point Light Station
1909 postcard Long Point Light
MPSLighthouses of Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.87002039[2]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1987

Long Point Light Station is a historic lighthouse at the northeast tip of Long Point in Provincetown, Massachusetts.[3] As a navigational aid, it marks the southwest edge of the entrance to Provincetown Harbor. The United States Coast Guard Light List describes it simply as a "white square tower".[3] The light it casts is green, occulting every 4 seconds, and, at a focal height of 35.5 feet (10.8 m) above mean sea level, has a visible range of 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi). When the weather affords low-visibility, one can hear the station's fog horn – sounding a single blast for two seconds, and repeating every 15 seconds – as it seems to call out for (and answer calls from) its nearly-identical closest neighbor, the Wood End Light.[note 1]

  1. ^ Light List – Vol. I – Atlantic Coast (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center. 2019. p. 119. COMDTPUB P16502.1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 114.


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