Brant Point Light
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.
- Lighthouse
- …dates from 1901
- …stands 26 feet (7.9 metres) tall
- Description: active lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as“Brant Point Light Station”“Brant Point Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nantucket Harbor Range Lights and Nantucket Whaling Museum.
Nantucket Harbor Range Lights
Tower
The Nantucket Harbor Range Lights are range lights… Nantucket Harbor Range Lights is situated 540 feet southwest of Brant Point Light.
Nantucket Whaling Museum
Museum
The Nantucket Whaling Museum is a museum located in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Nantucket Whaling Museum is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Brant Point Light.
Maria Mitchell Aquarium
Public aquarium
The Maria Mitchell Association Aquarium, also known… Maria Mitchell Aquarium is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Brant Point Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nantucket and Shawkemo.
Shawkemo
Hamlet
Shawkemo is a village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Shawkemo is situated 1½ miles east of Brant Point Light.
Polpis
Hamlet
Polpis is a village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Polpis is situated 4 miles east of Brant Point Light.
Brant Point Light
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Latitude
41.28992° or 41° 17′ 24″ north
Longitude
-70.09031° or 70° 5′ 25″ west
Open location code
87HF7WQ5+XV
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Brant Point Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Brant Point”
- French: “Phare de Brant Point”
- German: “Brant Point Light”
- Polish: “Brant Point Light”
- Turkish: “Brant Point Feneri”
- Turkish: “Brant Point Light”
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