Cape Ann Light
The Cape Ann Light Station on Thacher Island, off Cape Ann in Rockport, Massachusetts, is nationally significant as the last light station to be established under colonial rule and the first station in the United States to mark a navigational hazard rather than a harbor entrance.
- Lighthouse
- …lies at an elevation of 30 feet (9 metres)
- …is operated by U.S. Coast Guard
- …dates from 1891
- …stands 124 feet (38 metres) tall
- Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as“Cape Ann Light (Twin Lights)”“Cape Ann Light Station”“Cape Ann Lighthouse”“Thacher Island Twin Lights”“Thatcher’s Island Twin Lighthouses”“Twin Lights Historic District--Cape Ann Light Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Thacher Island and Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Thacher Island
Thacher Island is a small island off Cape Ann on the Massachusetts coast in the United States.
Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge
Nature reserve
Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge is a National…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockport and Dogtown Commons.
Dogtown Commons
Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts.
4½ miles west of Cape Ann Light
Cape Ann Light
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Latitude
42.63683° or 42° 38′ 13″ north
Longitude
-70.57504° or 70° 34′ 30″ west
Open location code
87JFJCPF+PX
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Cape Ann Light” goes by many names.
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