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Wood End Lighthouse

Wood End Lighthouse, Providencetown, MA

Wood End Lighthouse with the tide in

Wood End Lighthouse with the tide in

Wood End Lighthouse is all the way at the end of Cape Cod in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Actually, it is in the harbor of Provincetown. The lighthouse was established in 1872 and automated in 1961.  It is only 39 feet high.

To get to the Wood End Lighthouse, you can walk across the man-made breakwater.  The walk on the breakwater takes roughly 30 to 45 minutes.  if you park in town be sure to add another 20 minutes or so to that walk.  You may want to make the trip during low tide since the waves hitting the breakwater during high tide can make the walk a lot tougher.

I was able to get some good pictures of the lighthouse from a parking lot located on Commercial St. be sure to pay for your parking and return to your car on time, otherwise expect a parking ticket.  My friend and I were about ten minutes late to our car and had a ticket. The police are practically watching your car to see if they can give you a ticket.

Provincetown has a lot of interesting and unique shops and restaurants.  It’s a very artsy area to shop in with many shops featuring local artisans.

One shop we stopped in was Forbidden Fruit located at 173 Commercial Street. The owners are immensely helpful and very friendly.

Wood End Lighthouse with the tide out

Wood End Lighthouse with the tide out

Plum Island Light, Newburyport MA

Lighthouses Of Massachusetts

Here is a list of lighthouses in Massachusetts. The ones I have actually visited have clickable links and you can read more about that lighthouse.

Key:

Dining Available Dining Available
Accommodations Available Overnight Accommodations Available
Picture Picture of Lighthouse

Annisquam Harbor Light, Rockport  Picture
Baker’s Island Light, Salem Harbor
Bass River Light, West Dennis  Accommodations Available
Bird Island Light, Marion
Borden Flats Light, Fall River
Boston Light
Brant Point Light, Nantucket
Butler Flats Light, New Bedford
Cape Poge Light, Chappaquiddick
Chatham Light
Clark’s Point Light, New Bedford
Cleveland Ledge Light, Buzzards Bay
Derby Wharf Light, Salem
Duxbury Pier (Bug) Light, Plymouth
Eastern Point Light, Gloucester  Picture
Edgartown Light, Martha’s Vineyard
Fort Pickering Light, Winter Island, Salem
Gay Head Light, Martha’s Vineyard
Graves Light, Boston Harbor
Great Point Light, Nantucket
Highland (Cape Cod) Light, North Truro  Picture
Hospital Point Light, Beverly  Picture
Hyannis Harbor (South Hyannis) Light
Long Island Head Light, Boston Harbor
Long Point Light, Provincetown
Marblehead Light
Minot’s Ledge Light, Scituate
Monomoy Point Light, near Chatham  Accommodations Available
Nauset Light, Eastham
Ned’s Point Light, Mattapoisett
Newburyport Harbor Front Range Light  Picture
Newburyport Harbor Rear Range Light Dining Available  Picture
Nobska Light, Falmouth
Palmer’s Island Light, New Bedford
Plum Island Light, Newburyport  Picture
Plymouth (Gurnet) Light  Accommodations Available
Point Gammon Light, Hyannis
Race Point Light, Provincetown  Accommodations Available
Sandy Neck Light, Barnstable
Sankaty Head Light, Nantucket
Scituate Light
Stage Harbor (Harding’s Beach) Light, Chatham
Straitsmouth Island Light, Rockport
Tarpaulin Cove Light, Naushon Island
Ten Pound Island Light, Gloucester
Thacher Island Twin Lights, Rockport  Accommodations Available  Picture
West Chop Light, Martha’s Vineyard
Wing’s Neck Light, Pocasset
Wood End Light, Provincetown  Picture


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