Edgartown Light is probably one of the most photographed..
an easy walk up Water street and out onto a sand spit at the edge of the Harbor..
Station established: 1828; Current lighthouse tower built: 1881
(moved from Ipswich in 1939); Automated: 1939
Construction material: Cast iron
Tower height: 45 feet; Height of focal plane: 45 feet
Original optic: Fourth order Fresnel; Current optic: 250 mm (solar-powered)
Characteristic: Flashing red every six seconds
Next stop… The cliffs at Aquinnah (aka Gay Head)
