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| Monomoy Point Lighthouse, Chatham, MA (Cape Cod) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1849-1923
*Building Material~~ Iron panels w/ brick lining
*Tower~~ 40 feet
*Elevation~~ 10 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ Red w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ fixed white w/ fixed red sector
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, oil house, generator building
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of Monomoy National Wildlife
Refuge
*Waterway Location~~ East entrance to Nantucket Sound
*Significant Feature~~ Used as an education center by the Cape Cod Museum of Natural
History, which includes the renting of the keeper's house for overnight stays.
LINKS
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/monomoy/index.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/monomoy.htm
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge website
http://www.fws.gov/northeast/monomoy/
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History website
http://www.ccmnh.org/
*Building Material~~ Iron panels w/ brick lining
*Tower~~ 40 feet
*Elevation~~ 10 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ Red w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ fixed white w/ fixed red sector
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, oil house, generator building
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of Monomoy National Wildlife
Refuge
*Waterway Location~~ East entrance to Nantucket Sound
*Significant Feature~~ Used as an education center by the Cape Cod Museum of Natural
History, which includes the renting of the keeper's house for overnight stays.
LINKS
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/monomoy/index.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/monomoy.htm
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge website
http://www.fws.gov/northeast/monomoy/
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History website
http://www.ccmnh.org/
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