Straightsmouth Island Light (1835)
Straitsmouth Island, off east side of Cape Ann; Nearest town: Rockport, , MA MA
1966
Location: Straitsmouth Island, off east side of Cape Ann; Nearest town: Rockport
42 39 42 N 70 35 18 W
The island is closed to the public; the lighthouse is best seen by boat. It can be seen distantly from the end of Bearskin Neck in Rockport.
Station established: 1835; Present lighthouse built: 1896; Automated: 1967
Construction material: Brick
Tower height: 37 feet; Height of focal plane: 46 feet
Earlier optics: Sixth-order Fresnel (1857)
Present optic: 250 mm (solar-powered)
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