Buzzards Bay Entrance Light

Buzzards Bay Entrance Light

Location Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°23′49.12″N 71°2′4.87″W / 41.3969778°N 71.0346861°W / 41.3969778; -71.0346861Coordinates: 41°23′49.12″N 71°2′4.87″W / 41.3969778°N 71.0346861°W / 41.3969778; -71.0346861
Year first constructed 1847 (lightships)
1961 (Texas Tower)
1997 (current structure)
Automated 1980
Foundation Steel piles filled with concrete
Construction Steel
Tower shape Tower, on red square on 3 piles with large tube in center
Markings / pattern Red, with "BUZZARDS"
Focal height 67 feet (20 m)
Range 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 2.5s
Fog signal HORN: 2 every 30s
Racon "B" (Bravo)
Admiralty number J0480
ARLHS number USA-100
USCG number 1-630[1][2][3]

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.

The light has a racon showing the letter "B".[2] The new light tower is similar to the new Ambrose Light built in 1999 but dismantled in 2008 after a ship struck it.

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]

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