Gloucester Breakwater Light
Gloucester, MA · Active aid to navigation
No access information published
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Access source: Federal records checked: the U.S. Coast Guard AtoN / Light List record for this aid · Checked 2026-11-12
Owner / operator: U.S. Coast Guard (active aid to navigation)
The light
| Location | Gloucester, MA (Essex County) |
|---|---|
| Status | Active aid to navigation (USCG AtoN file) |
| Light List number | 9855 |
| Light characteristic | Oc R 4s |
| Height of light above water | 45 ft (USCG AtoN) |
| Structure | White house and tower on brown square skeleton framework |
| Position | 42.58262, -70.67235 (federal record; not for navigation) |
| Coast Guard remark | HORN: 1 blast ev 10s (1s bl). Fog signal is radio activated, during times of reduced visibility, turn marine VHF-FM radio to channel 83A/157.175Mhz. Key microphone 5 times consecutively, to activate fog signal for 60 minutes. |
Sources
USCG AtoN file via NOAA MarineCadastre (USCG NAVCEN data).