Annisquam Lighthouse
Gloucester, Massachusetts
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Active aid to navigation. Accessibility: The road to the lighthouse is PRIVATE, and there is no parking. The beach by the lighthouse is private and there is no public access. The lighthouse may be viewed from Wingaersheek Beach in Gloucester, across the Annisquam River. (There's a parking fee at the beach in summer). It can also be seen from a cruise offered by Harbor Tours, Inc., of Cape Ann
Station established: 1801 Current lighthouse tower built: 1897; Automated: 1974 |
View Annisquam Lighthouse in a larger map Location: Wigwam Point, northern end of Annisquam River, Ipswich Bay
Coordinates: 42 39 43 N 70 40 53 W Construction material: Brick
Other buildings still standing: 1801 keeper's house, oil house Tower height: 41 feet Height of focal plane: 45 feet Optic: Fifth-order Fresnel lens (1856) Current optic: VRB-25 Characteristic: Flashing white every 7.5 seconds with a red sector Fog signal: Two blasts every 60 seconds |