Race Point Lighthouse
Provincetown, Massachusetts
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Location: Northern tip of Cape Cod
Coordinates: 42 03 45 N 70 14 35 W View Race Point Lighthouse in a larger map Previous lighthouse: Highland Light
Next lighthouse: Wood End Light |
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation. Property is maintained by the Cape Cod Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation
Official website for Race Point Lighthouse (includes open house schedule) Accessibilty: You can park at Race Point Beach and walk about 45 minutes to the lighthouse. The grounds are open all year, and the keeper's house and whistle house are available for overnight stays from spring through fall. For reservations to stay overnight at Race Point, call 1-855-722-3959.
Station established: 1816
Present tower built: 1876 Automated: 1972 Construction materials: Cast iron with brick lining Other buildings: 1876 keeper's house, 1874 fog signal building, 1902 oil house Tower height: 45 feet Height of focal plane: 41 feet Original optic: Fourth order Fresnel (1876) Present optic: VLB-44 (LED), solar powered Characteristic: Flashing white every 10 seconds
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