Brant Point Lighthouse
Oc red🇺🇸Southeastern Massachusetts, USInactive
Location & Light Range
About Brant Point Lighthouse
The Brant Point Lighthouse, first lit in 1856, stands 7.9 meters tall with a focal height of 14 meters. Its red tower emits a red occulting light, visible for 10 nautical miles. This lighthouse is situated on Nantucket Island in Southeastern Massachusetts. The current structure marks the tenth light established on the point since 1746, with several previous lights having been lost to fire or storms, or deemed unsatisfactory.
Why it matters: The current tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1987, and holds heritage status 2.
Background
Brant Point Light is a lighthouse located on Nantucket Island. The station was established in 1746, automated in 1965, and is still in operation. The current tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1987; it has the distinction of being the tenth light on the point, in addition to several range lights. Four of the others burned or blew down, two were condemned, two were unsatisfactory, and the remaining one stands unused.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Oc red
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- red
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Raw Code
- Oc
- Focal Height
- 14m
- Geographic Range
- 10NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1856
- Heritage Status
- 2
References & Identifiers
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q109323340 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7.9m
- Tower Color
- red
Location
- City
- Southeastern Massachusetts
- Country
- 🇺🇸US
- Latitude
- 41.2897°
- Longitude
- -70.0924°
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