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Brant Point Light

Brant Point Light is a lighthouse located on . 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.
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Photo: Denimadept, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: active lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Brant Point Light Station” and “Brant Point Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nantucket Harbor Range Lights and Nantucket Whaling Museum.

Tower
The 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. is situated 540 feet southwest of Brant Point Light.

Museum
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a located in Nantucket, , . It is run by the Nantucket Historical Association. The Whaling Museum is the flagship site of the Nantucket Historical Association’s fleet of properties. is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Brant Point Light.

Public aquarium
The Maria Mitchell Association Aquarium, also known as the Nantucket Aquarium, is a small, local, seasonal aquarium in , . It serves as the island's only marine science center and resource. is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Brant Point Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nantucket and Shawkemo.

Town
Photo: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in , United States, about 30 miles south of the peninsula. Together with the small islands of and , it constitutes the Town and County of , a combined county/town government.

Hamlet
is a village in Nantucket, , United States. Its elevation is 16 feet. The name is an Indian word meaning "middle field of land". lies 4 miles west-northwest of . is situated 1½ miles east of Brant Point Light.

Hamlet
is a village in Nantucket, , United States. Its elevation is 7 feet. The different spellings of its name led the Board on Geographic Names to designate its official spelling in 1900. The community lies 3.5 miles northwest of . is situated 4 miles east of Brant Point Light.

Brant Point Light

Latitude
41.28992° or 41° 17′ 24″ north
Longitude
-70.09031° or 70° 5′ 25″ west
Inception
1901
Height
26 feet (7.9 metres)
Open location code
87HF7WQ5+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 713398764
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
4931215
Wiki­data ID
Q4957614
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Brant Point Light” goes by many names.

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