Gay Head Light

Gay Head Light
LocationAquinnah, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°20′54.4″N 70°50′5.8″W / 41.348444°N 70.834944°W / 41.348444; -70.834944
Tower
Constructed1799
FoundationGranite stone on cement
ConstructionBrick and sandstone
Automated1960
Height15.5 m (51 ft) 
ShapeConical
MarkingsRed brick with black lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place, America's Most Endangered Places 
Fog signalnone
Light
First lit1856 (current structure)
Focal height170 feet (52 m)
LensFirst order Fresnel lens (original), DCB-224 (current)
RangeWhite 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
Red 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)
Characteristic Alt WR 15s
Gay Head Light
LocationLighthouse Rd., Aquinnah, Massachusetts
Area2 acres (1ha)
Built1856
MPSLighthouses of Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.87001464
Added to NRHPJune 15, 1987

Gay Head Light is a historic lighthouse located on Martha's Vineyard westernmost point off of Lighthouse Road in Aquinnah, Massachusetts.