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| Brant Point Lighthouse, Nantucket, MA |
*Dates of operation~~ 1901-present
*Building Material~~ Wood
*Tower~~ 26 feet
*Elevation~~ Sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Red light eclipsed every four seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Previous 1856 tower and attached keeper's quarters (without
lantern), boathouse, life saving station, oil house, garage, storage building, boardwalk, 2
wooden range lights
*Automated~~ 1965
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 250mm
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Nantucket sound entrance to Nantucket Harbor
*Significant Feature~~ America's second oldest light station, (after Boston Light). The first
lighthouse erected here was in 1746 and has since been rebuilt 8 times.
LINKS
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/brant/
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/brantpt.htm
Brant Point Web Cam
http://www.nantucket.net/live/harbor.php
*Building Material~~ Wood
*Tower~~ 26 feet
*Elevation~~ Sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Red light eclipsed every four seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Previous 1856 tower and attached keeper's quarters (without
lantern), boathouse, life saving station, oil house, garage, storage building, boardwalk, 2
wooden range lights
*Automated~~ 1965
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 250mm
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Nantucket sound entrance to Nantucket Harbor
*Significant Feature~~ America's second oldest light station, (after Boston Light). The first
lighthouse erected here was in 1746 and has since been rebuilt 8 times.
LINKS
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/brant/
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/brantpt.htm
Brant Point Web Cam
http://www.nantucket.net/live/harbor.php
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