Nauset Light

Nauset Light, officially Nauset Beach Light, is a restored lighthouse on the near , erected in 1923 using the 1877 tower that was moved here from the .
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Nauset Beach Light” and “Nauset Lighthouse”
  • Address: First Avenue, Eastham, MA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: French Cable Hut and Nauset Light Beach.

Historic building
Photo: Marcbela, CC0.
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 .

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 630 feet southeast of Nauset Light.

Lighthouse
Photo: ToddC4176, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 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. is situated 1,100 feet west of Nauset Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Eastham and Orleans.

Hamlet
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 4.0.
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 Nauset Light.

Photo: ToddC4176, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Nauset Light.

Nauset Light

Latitude
41.86015° or 41° 51′ 37″ north
Longitude
-69.95297° or 69° 57′ 11″ west
Established
1873
Height
49 feet (15 metres)
Operator
Nauset Light Preservation Society
Open location code
87HGV26W+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 421853944
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q6981401
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Nauset Light” goes by many names.

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