Palmer Island Light Station is a historic lighthouse in New Bedford Harbor in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. The lighthouse was built in 1849 out of stone rubble.
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Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts Coordinates: 41°37′37″N 70°54′33″W Constructed: 1849 Construction: Stone Tower height: 7 m (23 ft) Tower shape: Conical rubble tower Markings: White First lit: 1999 Automated: 1941 Deactivated: 1962, reactivated as a private aid (1999) Focal height: 13 m (43 ft) Lens: Fifth order Fresnel lens Characteristic: Flashing White 8s Fog signal: Original: Bell Current: none.
I was here on August 18 2021.
The lighthouse is owned by the City of New Bedford. Grounds open, tower closed.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 26 1980
Access: Car and a short walk the lighthouse is accessible at low tide from the hurricane dike