Three Sisters of Nauset

The Three Sisters of Nauset are a trio of historic lighthouses off Cable Road in . The original three brick towers fell into the sea due to erosion in 1890 and were replaced with wooden towers on brick foundations in 1892.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “The Beacon”, “Three Sisters Light #2”, and “Three Sisters Lighthouses”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nauset Light and French Cable Hut.

Lighthouse
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, officially Nauset Beach Light, is a restored lighthouse on the near , erected in 1923 using the 1877 tower that was moved here from the . is situated 1,100 feet east of Three Sisters of Nauset.

Historic building
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The is a historic building in , near the Nauset Beach Light in . 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 in . is situated 1,300 feet east of Three Sisters of Nauset.

Beach
is a one-mile-long beach on the east coast of outer in . It is part of . Historic , which visitors can tour, is just inland from the beach. is situated 1,600 feet east of Three Sisters of Nauset.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Eastham and Orleans.

Hamlet
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is a census-designated place in the town of in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 2,296. is situated 2 miles west of Three Sisters of Nauset.

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is in on , and includes the villages of East and South . With the Rock Harbor sunsets and the Nauset surf, has the best of both Cape Cod waters.

Hamlet
was a Nauset village on or near Creek in Barnstable County, , near the modern border between and . Native Americans sold the site to English colonists in 1644. It is now a village in Orleans. is situated 6 miles southwest of Three Sisters of Nauset.

Three Sisters of Nauset

Latitude
41.85945° or 41° 51′ 34″ north
Longitude
-69.95708° or 69° 57′ 26″ west
Open location code
87HGV25V+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 257496078
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q7797819
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Highlights include Three Sisters of Nauset and Three Sisters Light #1.

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