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U.S. Coast Guard Station

U.S. Coast Guard Station, seen from above at true elevation

U.S. Coast Guard Station is a lighthouse in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Oil House, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 7.8 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

U.S. Coast Guard Boat Station, primary duties, include search and rescue, enforcement of laws and treaties, marine environmental protection and recreational boating safety.

About

The story

lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States

Dates from 1808.

Wikidata Q5087672, joined on its National Register reference.

The record

What the record says

Built
1877
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.67157, -69.95008
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Hardings Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Fisherman's Landing: 3.5 mi
  • Strong Island Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Forest Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Red River Beach: 4.7 mi
Parks: 58
  • Lighthouse Park: 0.1 mi
  • Kate Gould Park: 0.7 mi
  • Nickerson Park: 1.0 mi
  • Veterans' Park: 1.1 mi
  • Larsen Park: 6.0 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Watch Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Cannon Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Nauset Beach Dunes: 3.5 mi
  • Grassy Nook: 6.9 mi
  • Deer Park Hill: 7.4 mi
Museums: 25
Historic sites: 24
Attractions: 13
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 5.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 5.9 mi
  • truck pull-off: 6.7 mi
  • truck pull-off: 9.9 mi
  • rest area: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 6
Lighthouses: 5
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Picnick Area: 7.4 mi
Gardens: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of U.S. Coast Guard Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillNW 324°165 m7.4 mi
Signal HillWNW 290°60 m12.8 mi
Clay HillW 273°58 m21.1 mi
Black Ball HillWNW 288°45 m13.0 mi
Mill HillNNW 340°41 m7.7 mi
Green HillN 349°38 m24.2 mi
Scorton HillW 279°35 m23.2 mi
Hokum RockWNW 290°34 m12.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1518:52
June solstice05:0619:3620:18
September equinox06:2818:0218:39
December solstice07:0415:2816:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323237455463706964554638
Precip in4.03.84.74.03.33.22.83.23.84.34.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham, 1 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 3.95 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Chatham, Stage Harbor, MA, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 87001501OpenStreetMap
  • National Register of Historic Places — Chatham Light Station, reference 87001501, listed 06/15/87.

OpenStreetMap element way/150720637

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