Gay Head Light
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Gay Head Light is a historic lighthouse located on Martha's Vineyard westernmost point off of Lighthouse Road in Aquinnah, Massachusetts.[2][3]
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Location | Aquinnah, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 41°20′54.4″N 70°50′5.8″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1799 |
Foundation | Granite stone on cement |
Construction | Brick and sandstone |
Automated | 1960 |
Height | 15.5 m (51 ft) ![]() |
Shape | Conical |
Markings | Red brick with black lantern |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place, America's Most Endangered Places ![]() |
Fog signal | none |
Light | |
First lit | 1856 (current structure) |
Focal height | 170 feet (52 m) |
Lens | First order Fresnel lens (original), DCB-224 (current) |
Range | White 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) Red 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) |
Characteristic | ![]() |
Gay Head Light | |
Location | Lighthouse Rd., Aquinnah, Massachusetts |
Area | 2 acres (1ha) |
Built | 1856 |
MPS | Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR |
NRHP reference No. | 87001464[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 15, 1987 |
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