Coordinates: | 41.7228°N -70.2811°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1826 |
Yearlit: | 1857 (current structure) |
Yeardeactivated: | 1931-2007 |
Shape: | Cylindrical Stone Tower |
Marking: | White with black bands and lantern |
Lens: | 5th order Fresnel lens (original) LED (current) |
Characteristic: | Fl W 6s |
Fogsignal: | none |
Sandy Neck Light is a lighthouse on Sandy Neck, in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, at the entrance to Barnstable Harbor.[1] [2] It was first established in 1826. The current tower was built in 1857 and strengthened in the 1880s. It was discontinued in 1931, replaced by a skeleton tower, which was discontinued in 1952. The light was relit as a private aid to navigation in 2007.[3]