Sankaty Head Light
Nantucket, 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 | Nantucket, MA (Nantucket County) |
|---|---|
| Status | Active aid to navigation (USCG AtoN file) |
| Light List number | 555 |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 7.5s |
| Height of light above water | 70 ft (USCG AtoN) |
| Structure | White tower with red band in the middle |
| National Register of Historic Places | Listed 10/15/1987 · Reference #87002028 |
| Position | 41.28438, -69.96609 (federal record; not for navigation) |
Sources
USCG AtoN file via NOAA MarineCadastre (USCG NAVCEN data); NPS National Register of Historic Places listed-properties database (nps.gov).