Nauset Beach Lighthouse
Nauset Light, officially Nauset Beach Light, is a restored lighthouse on the Cape Cod National Seashore near Eastham, Massachusetts, erected in 1923 using the 1877 tower that was moved here from the Chatham Light.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: French Cable Hut and Nauset Light Beach.
French Cable Hut
Historic building
The French Cable Hut is a historic building in Cape Cod National Seashore, near the Nauset Beach Light in Eastham, Massachusetts. Built in 1891, the hut formed a linkage point in the transatlantic telegraph cable of the French Cable Company connecting the cable, where it came ashore near the present site to its main station in Orleans.
Nauset Light Beach
Beach
Nauset Light Beach is a one-mile-long beach on the east coast of outer Cape Cod in Eastham, Massachusetts. It is part of Cape Cod National Seashore. Historic Nauset Light, which visitors can tour, is just inland from the beach. Nauset Light Beach is situated 630 feet southeast of Nauset Beach Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Eastham and Orleans.
North Eastham
Hamlet
North Eastham is a census-designated place in the town of Eastham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Eastham had a population of 2,296. North Eastham is situated 2 miles west of Nauset Beach Lighthouse.
Orleans
Namskaket
Hamlet
Namskaket was a Nauset village on or near Namskaket Creek in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, near the modern border between Brewster and Orleans. Native Americans sold the site to English colonists in 1644. It is now a village in Orleans. Namskaket is situated 6 miles southwest of Nauset Beach Lighthouse.
Nauset Beach Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Also known as: “Nauset Beach Light”, “Nauset Light”, and “Twin Sister Lights”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.86015° or 41° 51′ 37″ north
Longitude
-69.95296° or 69° 57′ 11″ west
Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)
Open location code
87HGV26W+3R
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Campground Landing and Cooks Brook Beach.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Nsuset Regional High School and Nauset Marsh Trail.
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