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361:Plymouth Bay
357:Gurnet Point
349:Gurnet Light
348:
344:
343:
282:Nearest city
225:Fresnel lens
212:Focal height
123:Construction
1616:Wing's Neck
1611:West Dennis
1426:Great Point
1371:Derby Wharf
1366:Deer Island
1316:Brant Point
1296:Bird Island
1256:Lighthouses
1148:Other lists
1108:Southbridge
988:Marlborough
942:Springfield
875:New Bedford
397:Fort Andrew
373:Fort Andrew
355:located on
100:Constructed
82: /
70:70°36′2.2″W
67:42°0′13.3″N
57:Coordinates
1645:Categories
1561:Sandy Neck
1556:Race Point
1476:Mayo Beach
1471:Marblehead
1461:Long Point
1421:The Graves
1038:Winchester
1013:Somerville
973:Framingham
901:Gloucester
870:Fall River
849:Barnstable
756:Barnstable
472:References
353:lighthouse
223:4th order
186:Fog signal
115:Foundation
103:1768
16:Lighthouse
1606:West Chop
1511:Ned Point
1386:East Chop
1361:Cuttyhunk
1341:Cape Poge
1118:Worcester
1054:Brookline
1023:Wakefield
978:Lexington
963:Cambridge
958:Arlington
821:Worcester
801:Nantucket
796:Middlesex
791:Hampshire
761:Berkshire
204:First lit
131:Automated
1621:Wood End
1546:Plymouth
1431:Highland
1416:Gay Head
1401:Egg Rock
1336:Cape Ann
1190:Category
1113:Uxbridge
1090:southern
1085:northern
1018:Stoneham
1008:Sherborn
911:Lawrence
825:northern
811:Plymouth
781:Franklin
460:See also
325:77000655
170:Heritage
162:Markings
46:Location
1346:Chatham
1155:Bridges
1123:eastern
1028:Waltham
1003:Reading
993:Medford
968:Concord
921:Methuen
906:Ipswich
896:Andover
880:Taunton
854:Harwich
816:Suffolk
806:Norfolk
786:Hampden
766:Bristol
589:16 June
369:Duxbury
118:Granite
1531:Nobska
1506:Nauset
1311:Boston
1268:Main:
1170:Boston
1080:Boston
1064:Quincy
1059:Milton
1033:Weston
998:Newton
983:Lowell
699:Topics
632:26 May
139:Height
926:Salem
776:Essex
771:Dukes
300:Built
232:Range
199:Light
154:Shape
95:Tower
22:
916:Lynn
634:2023
591:2020
303:1910
292:Area
220:Lens
134:1986
1258:of
420:as
320:No.
309:MPS
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