Lighthouse · Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

Borden Flats Lighthouse

Borden Flats Lighthouse
Photo: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The tower is still an aid to navigation. Its light shows one white flash every 2.5 seconds, seen up to 9 nautical miles out. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Open in the viewer from Beavertail Lighthouse, Jamestown →

Quick facts

TypeLighthouse
LightFl W 2.5s
Position41.7044°N, 71.1744°W
From Beavertail Lighthouse, Jamestown34 km (21 mi), bearing 33° NNE
SourceNOAA ENC; USCG Light List Vol. I 18925; National Register 87001528

How to see it

Above water but beyond the horizon from Beavertail Lighthouse, Jamestown, 34 km (21 mi) away: the curve of the earth hides it. CoastFinder draws it faintly and marks it hidden, with its bearing and distance.

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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.