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Annisquam Harbor Light Station is a historic lighthouse on Wigwam Point in the Annisquam neighborhood of Gloucester

Location: Wigwam Pt., Gloucester, Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°39′42.781″N 70°40′53.44″W
Constructed: 1801
Foundation: Stone
Construction: Brick
Automated: 1974
Height: 45-feet
Shape: Cylindrical
Markings: White with black lantern
First lit: 1898
Focal height: 45 feet (14 m)
Lens: 5th order Fresnel lens-original- 7.5 inches-190 mm-current
Range: W 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi), R 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic: Fl W 7.5s with Red sector.
Fog signal: 19th century: Bell 1931: Horn, 2 every 60s

I visited this light on July 13 2022.

The lighthouse is owned by the Coast Guard. Grounds/dwelling/tower closed.

There is a beach nearby the lighthouse that provides nice views of the lighthouse, especially in the off-season. During the summer months the beach is open to residents only.

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

Access: Car