Monomoy Point Lighthouse
Near Chatham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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Location: South end of South Monomoy Island
Coordinates: 41 33 33 N 69 59 38 W View Monomoy Point Lighthouse in a larger map |
Owner/manager: Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
Accessibility: The Monomoy Island Ferry offers a variety of trips including visits to the lighthouse.
Station established: 1823
Present lighthouse built: 1849 Deactivated: 1923 Construction materials: Iron with brick lining and brick foundation Other buildings still standing: 1849 keeper's house, 1894 brick oil house, generator building Tower height: 40 feet Height of focal plane: 47 feet Previous optic: Fourth-order Fresnel (1855) Present optic: none |
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