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- TLHV05P14_06B
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Cape Cod Lighthouse, (Highland Lighthouse), Truro, Massachusetts, East Coast, Eastern Seaboard, Atlantic Ocean
- The Cape Cod Lighthouse is situated on the east side of Cape Cod facing the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Truro.
Latitude: 42.03913 Longitude: -70.06201 Construction started: 1797 Height: 20 meterst (66 fee) Focal height: 52 meters (170 feet) First lit: 1857 (current structure) Automated: 1986 Material: Brick Foundation: Natural/emplaced Tower shape: Conical Markings - pattern: White with black lantern Original lens: 1st order Fresnel lens Current lens: VRB-25 Range: 18 nautical miles Characteristic: Fl W 5s, lighted continuously Fog signal: none Architectural style: Queen Anne Governing body: USCG, United States Coast Guard Admiralty number: J0390 ARLHS number: USA-110 USCG number: 1-500 Open daily mid-May until mid-October Gift Shop 10am-6pm Tours 10am-5:30pm
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New England, Architecture, Scenics, American, Lighthouses, Beacon, Maritime, Technology, Architecture, Building, landmark, structure, real, coast, coastline, nautical, shore, shoreline, Navigation Aid, Navaid, Coastal, Transportation Safety, light, Phare, Tower
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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- Code Number:
- TLHV05P14_06B
- Title:
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Cape Cod Lighthouse, (Highland Lighthouse), Truro, Massachusetts, East Coast, Eastern Seaboard, Atlantic Ocean
- The Cape Cod Lighthouse is situated on the east side of Cape Cod facing the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Truro.
Latitude: 42.03913
Longitude: -70.06201
Construction started: 1797
Height: 20 meterst (66 fee)
Focal height: 52 meters (170 feet)
First lit: 1857 (current structure)
Automated: 1986
Material: Brick
Foundation: Natural/emplaced
Tower shape: Conical
Markings - pattern: White with black lantern
Original lens: 1st order Fresnel lens
Current lens: VRB-25
Range: 18 nautical miles
Characteristic: Fl W 5s, lighted continuously
Fog signal: none
Architectural style: Queen Anne
Governing body: USCG, United States Coast Guard
Admiralty number: J0390
ARLHS number: USA-110
USCG number: 1-500
Open daily mid-May until mid-October
Gift Shop 10am-6pm
Tours 10am-5:30pm
- Keywords:
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New England, Architecture, Scenics, American, Lighthouses, Beacon, Maritime, Technology, Architecture, Building, landmark, structure, real, coast, coastline, nautical, shore, shoreline, Navigation Aid, Navaid, Coastal, Transportation Safety, light, Phare, Tower
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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