Borden Flats Lighthouse
Fall River, Massachusetts
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Location: Entrance to Taunton River, Mount Hope Bay
Coordinates: 41 42 16 N 71 10 28 W View Borden Flats Lighthouse in a larger map |
The lighthouse is privately owned, but it is open for tours and overnight stays. Click here for more information.
The lighthouse is best viewed from the Borden Light Marina in Fall River.
Station established: 1881 Current lighthouse tower built: 1881 Automated: 1963 Construction material: Cast iron Tower height: 50 feet Height of focal plane: 47 feet Original optic: Fourth-order Fresnel lens Current optic: VLB-44 (LED) (May 2017) (below, photo by Nick Korstad) 
Characteristic: Flashing white light every 2.5 seconds (active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation)
Fog signal: Discontinued in 2014; formerly one blast every 10 seconds |
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