Chatham Light

Chatham Light is a lighthouse in Town of Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Chatham Light is situated nearby to the military installation U.S. Coast Guard - Station Chatham, as well as near Lighthouse Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chatham Lighthouse and Eldredge Public Library.

Chatham Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0.

Chatham Lighthouse, known as Twin Lights prior to 1923, is a lighthouse in Chatham, Massachusetts, near the "elbow" of Cape Cod. The original station, close to the shore, was built in 1808 with two wooden towers, which were both replaced in 1841.

Eldredge Public Library

Library

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Eldredge Public Library is the public library of Chatham, Massachusetts. It is located at 564 Main Street, in a National Register-listed Romanesque Revival building donated by Chatham native Marcellus Eldredge. It was designed by Boston architect A. M. Marble. Eldredge Public Library is situated 1 mile northwest of Chatham Light.

Chatham Windmill

Windmill

Photo: Jerry Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Chatham Windmill is a historic windmill at Chase Park in Chatham, Massachusetts. Built in 1797, it is one of the state's few surviving wooden windmills, and also one of the few still in working condition. Chatham Windmill is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Chatham Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chatham and West Chatham.

Chatham

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Chatham is at the "elbow" of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, and includes the villages of North Chatham, South Chatham and West Chatham. Its beautiful beaches, harbors, coastal scenes and its interesting village shops make it a popular day-trip destination as well as a top-notch vacation area.

West Chatham

Hamlet

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West Chatham is a census-designated place in the town of Chatham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Chatham had a population of 1,619. West Chatham is situated 2 miles west of Chatham Light.

East Harwich

Village

Photo: Stephen Senter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

East Harwich is a census-designated place and village in the town of Harwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, East Harwich had a population of 5,250. East Harwich is situated 4½ miles northwest of Chatham Light.

Chatham Light

Type: Lighthouse
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Town of Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.67141° or 41° 40′ 17″ north

Longitude

-69.94989° or 69° 56′ 60″ west

Inception

1877

Height

48 feet (15 metres)

Operator

U.S. Coast Guard

Open location code

87HGM3C2+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 713402256

OpenStreetMap feature

building=lighthouse

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=lighthouse

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

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