Notes:
(1) Channel Point Lighthouse is a Faux Light, a replica of Brant Point Light*.
      Apparently, a local resident decided a Lighthouse was needed to mark Channel Point near the edge of the shipping channel entering the Inner Harbor of Hyannis.  According to a Hyannis Tourist Information Guide, the Lighthouse was established as a private aid to navigation and is not a official Light recognized by the United States Coast Guard.

      Since the Lighthouse is not a official navigational aid, the “Bug” Light has also been called the Lewis Bay Lighthouse and the Hyannis Inner Harbor Light.  Lighthouses were named for the geographic location they marked as a general rule.  Therefore, Channel Point Lighthouse best describes the location to warn mariners away from.

      Unfortunately, there is no information to whether Channel Point Light is actually used by navigation entering the inner harbor, yet when we visited the harbor, the Light was Flashing Green to mark the point after sunset which supports the Hyannis Tourist Information Guide assertions.  Regardless of whether mariners are guided by Lighthouse or not, the Inner Harbor is a crowded harbor of refuge with Ferries, commercial fishing vessels, and 180-plus pleasure crafts moored at the Hyannis Marina.

      Furthermore, the private builder remains anonymous which adds to the mystique of the Lighthouse.  To date, research has yet to verify the owner’s purpose for the “Bug” Light.  Did he build the Lighthouse to enhance his property or for the safety of navigation or for both reasons?

*Brant Point Lighthouse was the second American colonial Lighthouse erected to mark the entrance to Nantucket Harbor.  Mystic Seaport Light is the other Faux Light reproducing the design of Brant Point Light.  Mystic Seaport is a maritime museum of a authentically restored 19th century whaling era New England coastal village with tall ships, whaling ships, a shipyard, a blacksmith shop, and a replica Lighthouse from Brant Point, Nantucket commemorating Nantucket Harbor as America’s first Whaling Port and the “Whaling Capital of the World.”

      Mystic Seaport Light is not a official navigational aid since the Mystic River channel is well marked by buoys and Daybeacons.  The Lighthouse may be a private aid to the sailing vessels at the Mystic Seaport museum.

(2) Directions from Boston:
      Take MA-3 S (Southeast Expressway) to Route 6 over the Sagamore Bridge to Exit 6; Route 132 into Hyannis.  At Airport Rotary, take the second right onto Barnstable Road which becomes Ocean Street (after the intersection at Old Colony Road and South Street).

      The Lighthouse is best viewed from the Hyannis Ferry Dock on Ocean Street located 1.25-miles from the Airport Rotary.  The Ocean Street Dock has a large parking lot.

      The grounds of the Lighthouse are private property in a quiet residential neighborhood yet there is a small public beach near the Lighthouse.  From Ocean Street, turn Left onto Channel Point Road, turn Right onto Daisy Bluff Road and park at the entrance of a beach trail (note that parking is limited to one or two cars).  Walk to the beach, turn Left, and follow the shoreline to the Lighthouse.  Please note that the Lighthouse and the residence at the end of Channel Point Road is private property closed to the public.

      The Lighthouse can also be viewed from the Hy-Line Ferry to Martha’s Vineyard or Nantucket.  A 1-hour Hyannisport Harbor Cruise also passes by the Lighthouse.