I'm never sure how to find a lighthouse for Lighthouse of the Week. So this week I typed in "flat lighthouse" in the search box, and the search returned a number of lighthouses on flats (shallow shoals in the water, of course). These tend to occur in rivers and near harbors.
So, my choice was the Butler Flats lighthouse, outside New Bedford, Massachusetts. This is where, geographically. It's a "sparkplug" lighthouse, on a platform projecting from the water surface.
Here's a bit of information about it:
It was established and built in 1898, and automated in 1978. It was equipped with a 5th-order Fresnel lens, but now it has an LED light. The tower is 53 feet high. The lighthouse is now privately owned.
More information from New England Lighthouses:
Butler Flats Lighthouse History
Lighthouse Friends: Butler Flats, MA
There's also a Butler Flats Double IPA (beer).
Pictures of the lighthouse (and the beer label).
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