Nobska Point Lighthouse

Keeper Michael Bedard
Flotilla Commander Jeff Thomas
USCG-Aux Woods Hole Ma. 11-2

Nobska Light

Nobska Light (March 2005)
Location Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°30′56.7″N 70°39′18.5″W
Year first constructed 1829
Year first lit 1876 (current tower)
Automated 1985
Foundation Natural Emplaced
Construction Iron with brick lining
Tower shape Cylindrical
Markings / pattern White with black lantern
Height 40 ft
Focal height 87 ft
Original lens Fifth order Fresnel lens, 1876
Current lens Fourth order Fresnel lens, 1888
Range White 13 nm, Red 11 nm
Characteristic Fl W, 6 sec. Red sector
Fog signal 2 blasts every 30s
Admiralty number J0456
ARLHS number USA-550
USCG number 1-15560
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Nobska Point Light Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location: Nobska Rd., Falmouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates: 41°30′59″N 70°39′27″WCoordinates: 41°30′59″N 70°39′27″W
Area: 2.1 acres (0.85 ha)
Built: 1876
Architectural style: Italianate, Other, Federal Revival
Governing body: Federal
MPS: Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR
NRHP Reference#: 87001483[4]
Added to NRHP: June 15, 1987
Nobska Light, or Nobsque Light, also known as Nobska Point Light is a lighthouse located at the division between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound in Woods Hole on the southwestern tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
First built in 1828, Nobska Light was rebuilt in 1876. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Nobska Point Light Station in 1987.

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