Gay Head (Massachusetts)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1839 Fl W 240s. W21. USLHE Light List (US): 51
1849 Fl W 240s. W25. USLHE Light List (US): 54
1858 Fl W 10s. W20. LHB Light List (US): 84
1860 LHB Light List (US): 76
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 76
1868
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 78
1878-1879 AlFl WWWR 40s. W20, R20. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 101
1886 AlFl WWWR 40s. W191/4, R191/4. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 102
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 105
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 116
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 143
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 147
1905 AlFl WWWR 40s. W191/4, R191/4. Obscured between N. 1/2 W. and N. by E. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 156
1908 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 164
1915 AlFl WWWR 40s. W19, R19. fl 5. Obscured 342°-359°(17°). USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 209
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 215
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 220
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 222
1931 AlFl WWWR 40s. W19, R19. fl 2. Obscured 342°-359°(17°). USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 263
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 282
1940 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 277
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 393
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 73
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 74
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 74
1963-1965
1966 Fl(3) W, Alt Fl R, 40s. W19 R19. fl 2. Obscured 342°-359°(17°). USCG Light List - Vol. I: 78
1969-1972
1973 Fl(3) W, Alt Fl R, 40s. W21 R17. fl 2. Obscured 342°-359°(17°).
1974-1979 Fl(3) W, Alt Fl R, 40s. W21 R17. (fl 2, ec 8) x 4. Obscured 342°-359°(17°).
1982
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 610
1990-1992 AlFl WR 15s. W24, R20. fl 0.2. Obscured 342°-359°(17°). USCG Light List - Vol. I: 630
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 620
2004

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1839 10 Lamps / 14" Refl. 38 172 N/A USLHE Light List (US): 51
1849 USLHE Light List (US): 54
1858 1st 41 170 LHB Light List (US): 84
1860 LHB Light List (US): 76
1865 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 76
1866
1868
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 78
1878-1879 Brick tower; lantern and dwelling, red; covered way to one-story brick home. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 101
1886 Red tower and dwelling, connected by a covered way; lantern, red. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 102
1888 Red tower and dwelling, connected by a covered way; lantern, black. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 105
1893 40 Red tower and dwelling, connected by a short covered way; lantern, black. Barn and sheds, white. Red brick oil house, near bluff, northwesterly from tower. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 116
1898 Red tower and dwelling, connected by a short covered way; lantern, black. Barn and sheds, white. White oil house, near bluff, northwesterly from tower. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 143
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 147
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 156
1908 Red tower and dwelling, connected by a short covered way; black lantern; white barn and sheds; white oil house, near bluff, NW'ly from tower. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 164
1915 N/A 51 Red; tower, coveredway to dwelling. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 209
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 215
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 220
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 222
1931 1 iov Red tower, covered way to dwelling. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 263
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 282
1940 Brown tower, covered way to dwelling. USCG Light List (Atlantic): 277
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 393
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 N/A USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 73
1957 Red brick tower, covered way to dwelling.
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 74
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 74
1963-1965 Red brick tower.
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 78
1969-1979
1982
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 610
1990-1992 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 630
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 620
2004
1799 - Present (Exact location of 1859 lighthouse. Location of 1799 lighthouse, moved 75 feet in 1844, was assumed to be close.)