Three Sisters of Nauset
The Three Sisters of Nauset are a trio of historic lighthouses off Cable Road in Eastham, Massachusetts. 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.Photo: ToddC4176, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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.
Nauset Light
Lighthouse
Photo: JT de Fife, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Nauset Light is situated 1,100 feet east of Three Sisters of Nauset.
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. French Cable Hut is situated 1,300 feet east of Three Sisters of Nauset.
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 1,600 feet east of Three Sisters of Nauset.
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 Three Sisters of Nauset.
Orleans
Photo: ToddC4176, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orleans is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod, and includes the villages of East Orleans and South Orleans. With the Rock Harbor sunsets and the Nauset surf, Orleans has the best of both Cape Cod waters.
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 Three Sisters of Nauset.
Three Sisters of Nauset
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.85945° or 41° 51′ 34″ northLongitude
-69.95708° or 69° 57′ 26″ westOpen location code
87HGV25V+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 257496078OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q7797819
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