Buzzards Bay Entrance Light

Lighthouse

41°23′49.2″N 71°2′4.9″W / 41.397000°N 71.034694°W / 41.397000; -71.034694TowerConstructed1847 (lightships)
1961 (Texas Tower)
1997 (current structure)FoundationSteel piles filled with concreteConstructionSteelAutomated1980ShapeTower, on red square on 3 piles with large tube in centerMarkingsRed, with "BUZZARDS"Fog signalHORN: 2 every 30sRacon"B" (Bravo)LightFirst lit1997

Focal height67 feet (20 m)Range14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)CharacteristicFl W 2.5s

Buzzards Bay Entrance Light is a lighthouse located in open water at the entrance to Buzzards Bay, about four nautical miles west southwest of Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts.^[1]^[2]^[3] The light has a racon showing the letter "B".^[2]

In 1996 the present structure replaced a Texas Tower built in 1961, which in turn had replaced the lightships Hens & Chickens (LV-5) and Vineyard Sound (LV-10). Since it sits in water 50 ft (15m) deep, a conventional lighthouse would have been difficult, forcing the choice of structure.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
^ ^a ^b Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2023. p. 8.
^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-12-15). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southeast Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.