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Nobska Light, originally called Nobsque Light, also known as Nobska Point Light is a lighthouse located near the division between Buzzards Bay, Nantucket Sound, and Vineyard Sound in the settlement of Woods Hole, Massachusetts on the southwestern tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Location: Nobska Rd., Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates: 41°30′56.9″N 70°39′18.4″W
Constructed: 1829
Foundation: Natural Emplaced
Construction: Iron with brick lining
Tower height: 40 feet (12 m)
Tower shape: Cylindrical
Markings: White with black lantern
First lit: 1876 (current tower)
Automated: 1985
Focal height 87 feet (27 m)
Lens: Fifth-order Fresnel lens (1876), Fourth-order Fresnel lens (1888)
Range: White 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi), Red 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic: Flashing White, 6 sec. Red sector
Fog signal: 2 blasts every 30s

I was here on August 18 2021.

The lighthouse is owned by the Town of Falmouth. Grounds open, dwelling/tower closed.

The tower and dwelling are not opened to the public currently, but Friends of Nobska Light plans to open them in the future.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 15 1987

Access: Car