Still continuing my theme (and still trying to catch up on my 2020 schedule), this is the final lighthouse in the thematic set. The big "reveal" will be early next week, hopefully.
So this week's lighthouse is somewhat iconic; it's on the end of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, actually in the boundaries of the Cape Cod National Seashore. I never made it that far on the Cape, and plus, you have to walk or four-wheel-drive to the lighthouse. It was available for overnight stays, too, but not currently, for obvious reasons.
So, where is it? Click here for the map.
Some linkage:
Race Point Light Station
New England Lighthouses: Race Point Lighthouse
National Park Planner; Cape Cod National Seashore; RACE POINT LIGHTHOUSE
Some facts:
Address: Provincetown, MA 02657
Construction started: 1816
Height: 45′
Opened: 1816
Location: Northern tip of Cape Cod
Coordinates: 42 03 45 N 70 14 35 W
Present tower built: 1876
Automated: 1972
Other buildings: 1876 keeper's house, 1874 fog signal building, 1902 oil house
Original optic: Fourth order Fresnel (1876)
Present optic: VLB-44 (LED), solar powered
Some pictures!
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| by Frank C. Grace |
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| Mpath Imagery |
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| by Bill Wakeley |
I've shown pictures of Fresnel lenses (either still in the tower or on display), but I haven't done staircases much, so I decided to show this picture of the Race Point spiral staircase.
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