Managing Organization:
Lighthouse Service, Naval Department
Tower Height: 88
Height of Focal Plane: 187
Characteristic and Range: Three red flashes every 15 seconds, visible for 15 nautical miles.
Description of Tower: White square stone tower on dwelling.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1790: 69-foot tower.
Date Established: 1790
Date Present Tower Built: 1886
Date Automated: 1988
Optics: 1886: Third order Fresnel lens; 1923: Fourth order lens; 1988: modern optic.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? No.
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