Ten Pound Island Lighthouse
Gloucester, Massachusetts
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Location: Gloucester Harbor
Coordinates: 42 36 06 N 70 39 54 W View Ten Pound Island Lighthouse in a larger map |
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation; grounds managed by the City of Gloucester.
Accessibility: The island is open to private boaters, but there is no landing facility except a small sandy beach. The lighthouse is not open to the public and is best seen by boat. Station established: 1821
Present lighthouse built: 1881 Discontinued: 1956 Relighted: 1989 Construction material: Cast iron with brick lining Other buildings still standing: Oil house Height of tower: 30 feet Height of focal plane: 57 feet Earlier optic: Fifth-order Fresnel Present optic: 250 mm Characteristic: Three seconds red alternating with three seconds darkness Fog signal: Two blasts every 20 seconds |
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