Lighthouse · Chatham, Massachusetts
Chatham Lighthouse
The 48 ft (15 m) tower is still an aid to navigation. Its light shows two white flashes every 10 seconds, seen up to 14 nautical miles out. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Open in the viewer from Highland Lighthouse, Truro →
Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Height | 14.6 m (48 ft) |
| Light | Fl (2)W 10s |
| Position | 41.6714°N, 69.9501°W |
| From Highland Lighthouse, Truro | 42 km (26 mi), bearing 167° SSE |
| Source | NOAA ENC; USCG Light List Vol. I 525; National Register 87001501; OpenStreetMap |
How to see it
Above water but beyond the horizon from Highland Lighthouse, Truro, 42 km (26 mi) away: the curve of the earth hides it. CoastFinder draws it faintly and marks it hidden, with its bearing and distance.
On the website for now. Massachusetts's lighthouses are in the web viewer first, and they are coming to the CoastFinder app, which covers the North Carolina coast today. Follow @coastfinderapp to hear when Massachusetts arrives.
Nearby
- Stage Harbor LighthouseLighthouse · 3.2 km
- Monomoy Point LighthouseLighthouse · 14 m · 13 km
- Bass River LighthouseLighthouse · 18 km
- Three Sisters LighthousesLighthouse · 21 km
- Nauset LighthouseLighthouse · 14.9225 m · 21 km
- Point Gammon LighthouseLighthouse · 21 m · 27 km
Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.