From the collection of Edward Rowe Snow, courtesy of Dorothy Bicknell
Wood End Light Entrance to Provincetown Harbor Provincetown, MA 02657
Location: West End of Provincetown
Accessibility: The lighthouse is not open to the public, but the property can be reached by foot across the breakwater from Provincetown's West End. The facility: This lighthouse is an active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation. Station established and present lighthouse built in 1872. Fog signal is a horn (originally a bell), one blast every 30 seconds
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Cleveland East Ledge Light Station
Cleveland Ledge Light Cleveland Ledge Channel Buzzard's Bay, MA 02532
Location: Cleveland Ledge Channel, Buzzards Bay
Open: The lighthouse is not open to the public and is best viewed by boat. The facility: Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation. Station established and current lighthouse tower built in 1943. Light flashes white every 10 seconds and fog signal is one blast every 15 seconds.
Highland Light on Cape Cod National Seashore Highland Road North Truro, MA 02652 Phone: 508-487-1121
Location: Cape Cod National Seashore, east side of Cape Cod
Open: The grounds are open year-round; the lighthouse is open from May 1 to late October. Directions: From the south, take State Route 6 and turn right east on Highland Road. Watch for signs to Highland (Cape Cod) Light. Follow the signs to the lighthouse. The facility: The building houses an Interpretive Room where guests can watch a 10-minute video showing the history of the lighthouse. An observation deck is located at the edge of a cliff 120 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. Gift shop in the keeper�s house. Guided tours of the lighthouse tower are offered by the Truro Historical Society daily from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. This lighthouse is an active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation, owned by Cape Cod National Seashore. Built in 1797 and reconstructed in 1857, Cape Cod Highland Lighthouse is the oldest and highest lighthouse on Cape Cod. Highland House (home of the Truro Historical Museum) is a short walk from the lighthouse.
Race Point Light Race Point Road Provincetown, MA 02657 Phone: 508-487-9930
Location: Provincetown's Northern tip of Cape Cod
Open: Public tours on May 19, 20; June 2, 16; July 7, 21; August 4, 18; September 1, 15; October 6. The grounds are open year-round. Accessibility: Visitors can reach the lighthouse by parking at Race Point Beach and walking to the lighthouse (about 45 minutes). Visitors can also use their own four-wheel drive vehicle or contact Provincetown dune tour operators. The facility: Gift shop is open. The keeper's house is available for overnight stays from spring through fall. Over-sand transportation to the lighthouse is offered to the public on May 20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m This lighthouse is an aid to navigation, maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard. Race Point Light began operating in November 1816 and was one of the earliest revolving lights. A keeper�s house was built in 1840 and another was added in 1876; a fog bell was installed in 1852.
Wood End Light c. 1880
From the collection of Edward Rowe Snow, courtesy of Dorothy Bicknell
Long Point Light Provincetown Harbor Provincetown, MA 02657
Location: Cape Cod Bay / Provincetown Harbor
Open: The grounds are open to the public, but the lighthouse is not. Accessibility: Long Point is accessible in summer from Provincetown via a boat shuttle run by Flyer's. The lighthouse can also be reached after a long strenuous hike across a rocky breakwater to Wood End, then across sand to Long Point. The facility: This lighthouse is an active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation. Station established in 1826; current lighthouse tower built in 1875. The lighthouse operates a fixed green light; the foghorn sounds once every 15 seconds.
