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| Straitsmouth Island Light |
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| Nearest Town or City: | Rockport Massachusetts United States |
| Location: | Off Cape Ann, approach to Pigeon Cove. |
| Managing Organization: | U.S. Coast Guard |
| Notes: | Straitsmouth Island is part of the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary and is managed by the Massachusetts Audubon Society. The lighthouse is still maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard. The keeper's dwelling is in a state of severe disrepair. |
| Tower Height: | 37 |
| Description Tower: | White cylindrical brick tower with black cast iron lantern. |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1835 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1896 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation. |
| Open To Public: | No. |
| Directions: | Straitsmouth Island Light can be seen from the end of Bearskin Neck in Rockport. It is best seen by boat. The Thacher Island Association in Rockport offers occasional Cape Ann lighthouse cruises; call (978) 546-7697 for information. Harbor Tours, Inc., offers a daily lighthouse cruise, July to Labor Day at 2:30 pm, leaving from Gloucester's Harbor Loop. Call (978) 283-1979 or email sjd@gis.net for details. Map It! |
| Characteristic Range: | Flashing green every six seconds. |
| Other Buildings: | 1835 1.5 story wood frame keeper's house, oil house, cistern. |
| Date Automated: | 1967 |
| Optics: | 1857: Fifth (?) order Fresnel lens; now 250 mm, solar powered. |
| Height Focal Plane: | 46 |
| National Register: | Yes |
| Keepers: | Benjamin Andrews (1835-1841); John Davis (1841-?); Henry F. Low (1850-?); Nehemiah Knowlton (18?? - was keeper for 14 years) |
| Alternate Name1: | Straitsmouth Light |
| Alternate Name2: | Straightsmouth Light |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Country: | United States |
| Signal: | Now automated horn with one blast every 15 seconds. |
| Earlier Towers: | 1835: 19-foot brick tower. 1850: 24-foot white octagonal stone tower. |
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