Wood End Light
Wood End Light Lookout Station is a historic lighthouse, located at the southwest end of Long Point in Provincetown, Massachusetts. It is located at Wood End, near the southernmost extent of the Provincetown Spit, and acts as a navigational aid to vessels on their approach to Provincetown Harbor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Wood End Light Lookout Station”, “Wood End Lighthouse”, and “Woods End Light Lookout Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Long Point Light and Provincetown Public Library.
Long Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Meatba11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Long Point Light Station is a historic lighthouse at the northeast tip of Long Point in Provincetown, Massachusetts. As a navigational aid, it marks the southwest edge of the entrance to Provincetown Harbor. Long Point Light is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wood End Light.
Provincetown Public Library
Library
The Old Provincetown Public Library building is a historic building at 330 Commercial Street in downtown Provincetown, Massachusetts. Built in 1874, it served as the town's public library from then until 2002, when the library was moved to the former Center Methodist Church. Provincetown Public Library is situated 2½ miles north of Wood End Light.
Fine Arts Work Center
Arts center
The Fine Arts Work Center is a non-profit enterprise that supports emerging visual artists and writers in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The Work Center was founded in 1968 by a group of American artists and writers to support promising individuals in the early stages of their creative careers. Fine Arts Work Center is situated 2½ miles north of Wood End Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Point.
Long Point
Locality
Long Point is a peninsula located in Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States, at the extreme tip of Cape Cod, as it curls back in on itself to create Provincetown Harbor.
Wood End Light
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.02122° or 42° 1′ 16″ northLongitude
-70.19348° or 70° 11′ 37″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Height
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
87JF2RC4+FJOpenStreetMap ID
way 713404902OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
4956090Wikidata ID
Q8032192
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In Other Languages
“Wood End Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Wood End”
- French: “Phare de Wood End”
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