Great Point Lighthouse
Nantucket, Massachusetts
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Location: Northern tip of Nantucket Island
Coordinates: 41 23 25 N 70 02 54 W View Great Point Lighthouse in a larger map |
Active aid to navigation, leased to the Trustees of Reservations.
Accessibility: From May to October, the Trustees of Reservations offers natural history tours at Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge. A naturalist guide leads participants on an over-sand vehicle tour through the salt marsh to learn about the geology, ecology, and history of the area and to climb the Great Point Lighthouse. NOTE: Due to nesting piping plovers, the tours often don't go to the lighthouse until late in the summer.
Established: 1784
Automated: 1950s Destroyed: 1984, rebuilt 1986 Construction materials: Concrete and plastic Tower height: 60 feet Height of focal plane: 71 feet Earlier optic: Third-order Fresnel lens Present optic: VRB-25, solar powered (below) 
Characteristic: Flashing white every five seconds
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Related Sites Nantucket.net
Nantucket Chamber of Commerce Nantucket Conservation Foundation Town of Nantucket Yesterday's Island |