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| Sankaty Head Lighthouse, Siasconset (Nantucket), MA |
*Dates of operation~~ 1850-present
*Building Material~~ Brick and granite
*Tower~~ 70 feet
*Elevation~~ 90 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ horizontal red stripe in middle & black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white every 7.5 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Oil house (moved inland), USCG keepers quarters (also moved
inland to Miacomet Village and used as elderly housing), helicopter pad
*Automated~~ 1965
*Original Lens~~ Second Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ DCB-224
*Open to Public?~~ Yes (grounds only)
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard lease to Sconset Trust
*Waterway Location~~ Atlantic Ocean
*Significant Feature~~ The first lighthouse built in America to have a Fresnel lens
installed as part of its original equipment, making it the most powerful light in New
England at that time.
LINKS
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/sankaty/index.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/sankaty.htm
New England Lighthouse Wallpaper Guide's lighthouse page
http://home.comcast.net/~debee2/mass/Sankaty.html
7/27/2006 Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror article on the plans to move lighthouse
http://www.ack.net/SankatyLight072706.html
Sconset Trust website
http://www.sconsettrust.org/
*Building Material~~ Brick and granite
*Tower~~ 70 feet
*Elevation~~ 90 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ horizontal red stripe in middle & black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white every 7.5 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Oil house (moved inland), USCG keepers quarters (also moved
inland to Miacomet Village and used as elderly housing), helicopter pad
*Automated~~ 1965
*Original Lens~~ Second Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ DCB-224
*Open to Public?~~ Yes (grounds only)
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard lease to Sconset Trust
*Waterway Location~~ Atlantic Ocean
*Significant Feature~~ The first lighthouse built in America to have a Fresnel lens
installed as part of its original equipment, making it the most powerful light in New
England at that time.
LINKS
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/sankaty/index.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/sankaty.htm
New England Lighthouse Wallpaper Guide's lighthouse page
http://home.comcast.net/~debee2/mass/Sankaty.html
7/27/2006 Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror article on the plans to move lighthouse
http://www.ack.net/SankatyLight072706.html
Sconset Trust website
http://www.sconsettrust.org/
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