New England Lighthouse Wallpaper Guide to
| Spectacle Island Range Lights
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First Lit: May 20, 1897; Deactivated: July 15, 1913
Spectacle Island, Boston Harbor
4 miles offshore from Boston, Massachusetts
Front Range Light
at Position: N 42° 19' 40", W 70° 59' 03" Nautical Chart
Public Access:
Characteristic:
Original optic:
Day-mark:
Tower Height:
Fog signal:
First Keeper:
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none, Demolished (2)
F R [Fixed Red]
Reflectors
White Octagonal Pyramidal Shingled Tower
15 feet; Height of focal plane: 29 feet Range: ? miles
none
?
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Rear Range Light
at Position: N 42° 19' 38", W 70° 59' 06"
Public Access:
Characteristic:
Original optic:
Day-mark:
Tower Height:
Fog signal:
First Keeper:
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none, Demolished (2)
F R [Fixed Red]
Reflectors
White Octagonal Pyramidal Shingled Tower
25 feet; Height of focal plane: 54 feet Range: ? miles
none
?
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Notes:
(1) The Range Lights were built to mark a Range Line to guide mariners up the main channel to Boston’s Inner Harbor.
(2) Due to changes in the shipping channel, the Range Lights were discontinued on July 15, 1913 and demolished.
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Copyright ©2000 to 2003 by Debbie Dolphin.
Document Updated: Sunday, December 07, 2003, 07:50:00am Eastern Standard Time (-5GMT)
