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Long Point, MA |
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description to come Links: American Lighthouse Foundation Purchase prints and gifts featuring photographs on this page Location: Located at the end of the spit forming the harbor in Provincetown. Latitude: 42.033119 Longitude: -70.168653 For a larger map of Long Point Lighthouse, click the lighthouse in the above map or get a map from: Mapquest. Travel Instructions: You can view this lighthouse from Provincetown, but the view is a distant, unsatisfactory one. To visit the light, you can make the strenuous, 2.7 mile walk to the lighthouse, or you can take a shuttle or paddle a kayak to Long Point. Flyer's Boat Yard rents kayaks and also provides shuttle service to Long Point. The Harbor Sightseeing Tour offered by Viking Princess Cruises passes near the lighthouse. The lighthouse is owned by the Coast Guard but maintained by the American Lighthouse Foundation. Grounds open, tower closed. Find the closest hotels to Long Point Lighthouse Notes from a friend: Kraig writes:As the name implies, the peninsula is quite lengthy and if you attempt to hike it in the heat of summer, make sure you have a hat, plenty of water, and are in good condition. See our List of Lighthouses in Massachusetts |
