Location: Cape Cod National Seashore, east side of Cape Cod
Coordinates: 42 02 21 N   70 03 44 W

Previous lighthouse: Nauset Light
Next lighthouse: Race Point Light

Owned by Cape Cod National Seashore. Managed by Eastern National.

The lighthouse is open to the public daily in season. Click here for more information.

NOTE: The lighthouse will be closed for the 2019 season while major restoration work takes place. ​

Station established: 1797
Present lighthouse built: 1857
Automated: 1986

Construction material: Brick, cast iron
Other structures still standing: 1857 keeper's house, 1857 generator shed

Tower height: 66 feet
Height of focal plane: 170 feet

Earlier optic: First-order Fresnel lens (1857)
Present optic: VLB-44 (LED), installed January 2017.

Characteristic: Flashing white every five seconds