Bird Island Light is a historic lighthouse at the entrance to Sippican Harbor in Marion, Massachusetts
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Location: Sippican Harbor, Marion, Massachusetts Coordinates: 41°40′9.5″N 70°43′2.4″W Constructed: 1819 Foundation: Surface rock Construction: Rubble stone Tower height: 9.5 m (31 ft) Tower shape: Conical Markings: White First lit: 1819 Automated: 1997 Deactivated: 1933-1997 Focal height: 37 feet (11 m) Lens: Fourth order Fresnel lens Characteristic: Flashing White 6s Fog signal: Original, pyramidal bell tower, none now.
I was here on August 18 2021
The lighthouse is owned by the Town of Marion. Tower closed.
You can get distant views from the Kitanset Golf Club
Added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 28 1987
The lighthouse is not open to the public and is best seen by boat. The public is allowed to land at the island via private boat from September 1 to April 15.