Managing Organization:
Lighthouse Service, Naval Department
Tower Height: 92
Height of Focal Plane: 190
Characteristic and Range: White light, 1 second on, 1 second off; range 19 (white) and 16 (red) nautical miles. (Also red light on range to the ESE.)
Description of Tower: Octagonal stone tower, covered with white tiles, with red lantern.
This light is operational
Date Established: c. 1537
Date Present Tower Built: 1810?
Date Automated: 1982
Optics: Third order Fresnel lens.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
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