Boston Lighthouse
Fl W 10s🇺🇸Boston Outer Harbor, Brewster Island, Massachusetts, USOperational
Location & Light Range
About Boston Lighthouse
The current Boston Light structure dates from 1783, standing 27 meters tall with a focal height of 31 meters. Its white tower emits a single white flash. The lighthouse has a geographic range of 27 nautical miles. It was first lit in 1716, making it the earliest lighthouse in the United States. Although automated in 1998, it remains staffed by the United States Coast Guard.
Why it matters: Designated a National Historic Landmark, this light is the first built in the United States and the second oldest continuously operating lighthouse in the country.
Background
Boston Light is a lighthouse located on Little Brewster Island in outer Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The first lighthouse to be built on the site dates back to 1716, and was the first lighthouse to be built in what is now the United States. The current lighthouse dates from 1783. It is the second oldest working lighthouse in the United States (after Sandy Hook Lighthouse in New Jersey) and is the only lighthouse to still be actively staffed by the United States Coast Guard despite its automation in 1998. The structure was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl W 10s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl
- Focal Height
- 31m
- Geographic Range
- 27NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1716
- Heritage Status
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- LLNR 425
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q2895493 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 27m
- Tower Color
- white
Location
- City
- Boston Outer Harbor, Brewster Island, Massachusetts
- Country
- 🇺🇸US
- Latitude
- 42.3279°
- Longitude
- -70.8901°
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