Straitsmouth Light
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 · Checked 2026-11-12
Owner / operator: U.S. Coast Guard (active aid to navigation)
The light
| Location | MA (Essex County) |
|---|---|
| Status | Active aid to navigation (USCG AtoN file) |
| Light List number | 290 |
| Light characteristic | Fl G 6s |
| Height of light above water | 46 ft (USCG AtoN) |
| Structure | White cylindrical tower |
| Position | 42.66227, -70.58807 (federal record; not for navigation) |
| Coast Guard remark | HORN: 1 blast ev 15s (2s bl). MRASS-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 45 minutes. |
Sources
USCG AtoN file via NOAA MarineCadastre (USCG NAVCEN data).