Gay Head Light
Aquinnah, MA · Active aid to navigation
No access information published
Those records publish navigation and historic data only — no visitor-access information — so none is shown. Access, if any, is set by the owner or operator.
Access source: Federal records checked: the U.S. Coast Guard AtoN / Light List record for this aid and its National Register of Historic Places record · Checked 2026-11-12
Owner / operator: U.S. Coast Guard (active aid to navigation)
The light
| Location | Aquinnah, MA (Dukes County) |
|---|---|
| Status | Active aid to navigation (USCG AtoN file) |
| Light List number | 620 |
| Light characteristic | Fl (3+1) WR 30s |
| Height of light above water | 51 ft (USCG AtoN) |
| Structure | Red brick tower |
| National Register of Historic Places | Listed 6/15/1987 · Reference #87001464 |
| Position | 41.34846, -70.83436 (federal record; not for navigation) |
| Coast Guard remark | Obscured from 342° to 359° by Nomans Land; light occasionally visible through notches in hilltop. |
Sources
USCG AtoN file via NOAA MarineCadastre (USCG NAVCEN data); NPS National Register of Historic Places listed-properties database (nps.gov).