East Chop Lighthouse

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

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Previous lighthouse: West Chop
  Next lighthouse: Edgartown

Active aid to navigation. Maintained by: Martha's Vineyard Museum

Accessibility: Sunset tours are offered on Sundays from late June to mid-September. Click here for the schedule.

Station established: 1878
Present lighthouse built: 1878
Automated: 1933

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Location: East side of Vineyard Haven entrance, Martha's Vineyard
Coordinates: 41 28 13 N   70 34 03 W

Construction material: cast iron
Other buildings still standing: None
Height of tower: 40 feet
Height of focal plane: 79 feet
Original optic: Fourth-order Fresnel lens

Present optic: 300 mm
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Characteristic: Three second green flash alternating with three seconds of darkness