Coordinates: | 41.397°N -71.0347°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1847 (lightships) 1961 (Texas Tower) 1997 (current structure) |
Automated: | 1980 |
Shape: | Tower, on red square on 3 piles with large tube in center |
Foundation: | Steel piles filled with concrete |
Construction: | Steel |
Marking: | Red, with "BUZZARDS" |
Characteristic: | Fl W 2.5s |
Fogsignal: | HORN: 2 every 30s |
Racon: | "B" (Bravo) |
Buzzards Bay Entrance Light is a lighthouse located in open water at the entrance to Buzzards Bay, about four nautical miles west southwest of Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts.[1] The light has a racon showing the letter "B".
In 1996 the present structure replaced a Texas Tower built in 1961, which in turn had replaced the lightships Hens & Chickens (LV-5) and Vineyard Sound (LV-10). Since it sits in water 50 ft (15m) deep, a conventional lighthouse would have been difficult, forcing the choice of structure.