 The lighthouse gets a fresh coat of paint in 2012 | |
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| Location | Cape Cod |
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| Coordinates | 42°3′44.4″N 70°14′34.9″W / 42.062333°N 70.243028°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1816 |
| Foundation | Natural/emplaced |
| Construction | Iron plate with brick interior |
| Automated | 1972 |
| Height | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Shape | Conical |
| Markings | White with black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1876 (current structure) |
| Focal height | 41 feet (12 m) above mean sea level |
| Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens (original), LED lens (current) |
| Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s |
Race Point Light Station | |
 1911 postcard | |
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| Location | Race Point Beach, Provincetown, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°3′44.4″N 70°14′41″W / 42.062333°N 70.24472°W |
| Area | 10 acres ceded to US Government by the Commonwealth of MA 1816 |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| MPS | Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001482[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 15, 1987 |
Race Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Cape Cod, in Provincetown, Massachusetts; it is on the National Register of Historic Places. The original tower, first illuminated in 1816, was replaced in 1876 with the current 45-foot tall iron-plated tower and a new keeper's dwelling. The American Lighthouse Foundation operates the property and rents out two buildings for overnight stays. The actual light is maintained by the Coast Guard. The site is reached by walking about 45 minutes over sand; with a National Park Service Oversand Permit, a four-wheel-drive vehicle can be used.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Race Point Lighthouse".
- ^ "Race Point Light Station on Outer Cape Cod | Operated by the Cape Cod Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation". Racepointlighthouse.org. 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ "Cape Cod National Seashore - Cape Cod National Seashore Oversand Beach Driving (U.S. National Park Service)". Archived from the original on 2009-04-27.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-09-07. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 6.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-09-07). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southeast Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.