Neds Point Lighthouse
Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
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Location: North side of entrance to Mattapoisett Harbor
Coordinates: 41 39 03 N 70 47 44 W View Neds Point Lighthouse in a larger map |
Active Coast Guard aid to navigation; grounds are the property of the Town of Mattapoisett. Phone: (508) 758-4100.
Accessibility: The grounds are open but the tower is not open at this time. The tower is open for occasional tours.
2019 schedule: U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 63 will offer tours of Ned’s Point lighthouse this summer from June to October, with two special tours in November and December. They are also planning a special Fourth-of-July-themed event on July 5. The Flotilla currently plans to offer June tours of the lighthouse on Tuesday June 11, 18 and 25 from 3 to 6 p.m. and on on Friday June 7, Thursday June 13, Friday June 21 and Thursday June 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. In July, the group will offer tours every Tuesday from 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday, July 5 from 4 to 7 p.m.,on Saturday July 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on July 11, 19 and 25 from 4 to 8 p.m. For August, the group hopes to continue the Tuesday tours from 3 to 7 p.m. and offer additional tours on Friday Aug. 2 from 4 to 8 p.m., Saturday Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on the 8, 16, 22 and 30 from 4 to 8 p.m. In September the flotilla will continue the Tuesday tours, but reduce the hours from 3 to 6 p.m. On Thursday the 5 and Saturday the 7 they will offer tours from 4 to 8 p.m. and 10 to 2 a.m., respectively. For the rest of the month they will offer tours from 4 to 7 p.m. on the 13, 19 and 27 of September. For the last month of regular tours the flotilla will offer Tuesday tours on Oct. 1 and 8 from 3 to 6 p.m., and on Oct.4 from 4 to 6 p.m., Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oct. 10 from 4 to 6 p.m., and Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The special holiday tours will be held Nov. 1 from 3 to 7 p.m., and Dec. 21 from 2 to 5 p.m. Children must be 48” tall to climb the 32 rough cut granite steps and seven foot ladder to enter the lamp room. Station established: 1838
Present tower built: 1838 Automated: 1923 Deactivated: 1952-1961 Construction material: Stone Other buidings still standing: oil house Tower height: 39 feet Height of focal plane: 41 feet
Characteristic: Isophase 6 seconds (three seconds of white alternating with three seconds darkness)
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Related sites Mattapoisett Historical Society
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