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Brant Point Light is a lighthouse located on Nantucket Island.The station was established in 1746, automated in 1965, and is still in operation. The current tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1987; it has the distinction of being the tenth light on the point, in addition to several range lights.
This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Massachusetts as identified by the United States Coast Guard.Enumeration of the lighthouses in this state is complicated by the number of multiple tower stations and replacement of older towers, with the Brant Point Light station having had nine towers, two of which survive. [1]
A. ^ The shortest lighthouse in Massachusetts is either Palmer Island Light at 24 ft (7.3 m) or Brant Point Light at 26 ft (7.9 m). Sources remain split on this issue, with at least one claiming the latter as the shortest in New England .
From the iconic Brant Point Lighthouse to the charming shops of downtown, and the vast, unspoiled beauty of Siasconset, the island offers a unique blend of natural splendor and cultural richness.
It notes there’s plenty for visitors to do, including exploring Sconset Beach, visiting Brant Point Lighthouse, strolling through Bartlett’s Farm, or going on one of the family’s custom ...
Photos by Coyle/Getty Images. ... Nights of Lights, Lighthouse Illuminations, Christmas Parade. ... catch a beach sunrise, Brant Point Light, Nantucket Christmas Stroll.
There have been many lights at Brant Point, dating to well before the American Revolution. The history of range lights is a bit murky, and different sources give different dates. A researcher for the Coast Guard historical office dates a separate range beacon to 1794, [1] but congressional records show this beacon established in 1820. [3]
The Nantucket Harbor Range Lights are range lights that were built in 1908 to guide vessels through the narrow channel to Nantucket Harbor. They replaced an older arrangement involving the Nantucket Beacon and the Brant Point Light, which became unusable when the latter was replaced with a new tower.