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| Wood End Lighthouse, Provincetown, MA (Cape Cod) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1872-present
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 39 feet
*Elevation~~ 10 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing red every 10 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Oil house
*Automated~~ 1961
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Vega VRB-25, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard lease to American Lighthouse Foundation
*Waterway Location~~ Provincetown Harbor entrance from Cape Cod Bay
*Significant Feature~~ The lighthouse is not open to the public, but the grounds around it
can be reached after a fairly strenuous 30-45 minute walk across the breakwater from
Provincetown's West End.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.lighthousefoundation.org/alf_lights/woodsend/woodsend_info.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/woodend.htm
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/woodend/index.html
New England Lighthouse Wallpaper Guide's lighthouse page
http://home.comcast.net/~debee2/mass/WoodEnd.html
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 39 feet
*Elevation~~ 10 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing red every 10 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Oil house
*Automated~~ 1961
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Vega VRB-25, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard lease to American Lighthouse Foundation
*Waterway Location~~ Provincetown Harbor entrance from Cape Cod Bay
*Significant Feature~~ The lighthouse is not open to the public, but the grounds around it
can be reached after a fairly strenuous 30-45 minute walk across the breakwater from
Provincetown's West End.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.lighthousefoundation.org/alf_lights/woodsend/woodsend_info.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/woodend.htm
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/woodend/index.html
New England Lighthouse Wallpaper Guide's lighthouse page
http://home.comcast.net/~debee2/mass/WoodEnd.html
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