My replica of the Long Point Lighthouse
comes with
your choice of:
- Cedar Wood Construction for either indoor or outdoor display
- Pine Wood Construction for indoor use only
The base price includes:
- Aluminum exterior light housing
- Brass and Copper railings
- Windows that reflect light
- Standard 40 Watt Bulb, 120 Volt AC incandescent light fixture
- Hand crafted and hand painted detail
- Choice of interior or exterior wiring on Cedar replicas
- Interior wiring with In Line On/Off switch on Pine replicas
Options available for the Long Point Lighthouse are:
- Nightlight 7 Watt Bulb, small base light fixture and lantern lens
- Flashing Beacon Kit and lantern lens
- In Line On/Off switch for interior wiring on Cedar replicas
- Outdoor Photo-electric cell for dusk to dawn operation
- Inside Photo-electric cell for automatic night light operation
- 3 to 21 foot Vinyl Coated Galvanized Steel security cable
- Historical Appearance
HEIGHT: 24 Inches
WIDTH: 8.5 Inches
SHAPE: Tapered Square
WEIGHT: 11.5 Pounds
To aid access to the busy Provincetown Harbor, the Long Point Light Station was established in 1827. The original light consisted of a 2 story wood framed keeper's house with a short octagonal lantern on the roof. The original optic was in the form of 10 lamps and reflectors described as a two tiered Lewis Optic in 1838 and upgraded to a 6th order Fresnel lens in 1856. By 1873 the US Lighthouse Board reported that the station was in need of replacement and Congress authorized $13,000 for the work. The existing 38' brick tower as well as a new 1 1/2 story keeper's house and fog bell went into service in 1875 with a 5th order Fresnel lens. The lens was upgraded again in 1927 to a 4th order Fresnel lens. The station was automated in 1952 and received a modern optic. It was converted to solar power in 1981. The keeper's house and fog bell signal building have been removed and an automatic fog signal now sounds once every 15 seconds as needed.
The Long Point Lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The square white, tapered brick lighthouse continues to be an active aid to navigation maintained by the US Coast Guard (optic & horn) and the Cape Cod Chapter which now has stewardship of the tower. The solar powered 300 mm optic displays a fixed green light visible for 8 nautical miles.
December 2006 Issue, NELL Volunteers Lend Many Hands For A Cape Cod Beacon , By Tom Kenworthy. Braving 40 MPH winds and falling ladders, 9 volunteers from the New England Lighthouse Lovers teamed up with members of the Cape Cod Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation to repaint the Long Point Lighthouse. Please go to the Lighthouse Digest Magazine Archives to read this article. Lighthouse Digest magazine not only keeps the history of our lighthouses alive both in print and on line, but it is the best single source to keep current on all aspects of lighthouse preservation, news and events.
The Long Point Lighthouse can be seen distantly from many points along the Provincetown waterfront as well as its’ near twin, the Wood End Lighthouse located about 2 ¾ miles to the East. The light is not open to the public but the grounds can be reached on foot by hiking the breakwater from Provincetown. It’s recommended to time your hike with low tide as the breakwater may be flooded at high tide.
Directions: On Cape Cod take US Route 6 east to the end at Commercial Street (Rt 6A) in Provincetown. Take Commercial Street to the end and park near the breakwater. Cross the breakwater to the sand bar. Note the Wood End Lighthouse is about 3/4 miles to your right (east). Turn left and continue west on the sand bar about 2 miles, (away from the Wood End Light) to the Long Point Lighthouse.
Please visit the American Lighthouse Foundation website for more information on the Long Point Lighthouse.
For more photographs and history of the Long Point Lighthouse, you can visit the:
United States Coast Guard Historians' Official Web Site
New England Lighthouses - A Virtual Guide
Lighthouse Explorer Database