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Gay Head Light

(Aquinnah Light)

Aquinnah (Gay Head), Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

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Location: Aquinnah (Gay Head) Cliffs, Martha's Vineyard

Nearest town: Aquinnah (Gay Head)

41 20 54 N
70 50 06 W

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Station established: 1799
Current lighthouse tower built: 1856
Automated: 1960

Tower height: 51 feet
Height of focal plane: 170 feet

Other buildings still standing: None

Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation.

Accessibility: The lighthouse is open from mid-June to mid-September; click here for the schedule.

Call the Martha's Vineyard Museum at 508-627-4441 for more information.

Maintained by:

Martha's Vineyard Museum

Earlier optic: First order Fresnel (1856)
Present optic: DCB-224

rotating beacon

Characteristic: Alternating red and white flashes each 15 seconds

Related sites

Town of Aquinnah

Martha's Vineyard Vacation Tips

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