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Dumpling Rocks Light

Dumpling Rocks Light
US Coast Guard photo of the 1889 structure
Map
LocationDumpling rocks, Barnstable County, US
Coordinates41°32′18″N 70°55′17″W / 41.53828°N 70.92142°W / 41.53828; -70.92142
Tower
Constructed1889 Edit this on Wikidata
Height14 m (46 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapesquare wood tower attached to house
Markingswhite (tower), black (lantern) Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalSecond class Daboli trumpet, 1 every 15s[1]
Light
First lit1889 Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1942 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height16 m (52 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Lensfourth order Fresnel lens, fifth order Fresnel lens Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicF WR Edit this on Wikidata
Dumpling Rocks Light 7 Edit this at Wikidata
An electrician replaces the lantern with a self-contained LED light in 2016
Constructed1942 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionskeleton tower
Markingssquare green daymark
Fog signalnone
Focal height52 ft (16 m) Edit this on Wikidata
Range8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl G 6s Edit this on Wikidata

Dumpling Rocks Light is a light on a skeleton tower on Dumpling Rock, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.[2] It replaced the wooden Dumpling Rock Light, built 1889, which in turn replaced the original stone lighthouse established in 1829.

References

  1. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-09-01. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 143.


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