Billingsgate Island Light
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Billingsgate Island Light was located on what is still called Billingsgate Island[2] though it is underwater at high tide,[citation needed] at the entrance to the harbor in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
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Location | Wellfleet, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 41°52′18″N 70°4′8.35″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1822 |
Foundation | Granite |
Construction | Brick |
Shape | Square |
Markings | Red with black lantern |
Fog signal | none[1] |
Light | |
First lit | 1858 (last structure) |
Deactivated | destroyed by storm 1915 |
Focal height | 41 feet (12 m) |
Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
Characteristic | F W |
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