Neds Point Light

Good Morning and have a great day and weekend, I hope you get some time to relax and enjoy life

Todsay I will share a few shots from Visits to Neds Point in Mattapoisett about a 25 minute driv from where i live and a spot I visit now and again, I always seem to be lucky most times I visit there to catch a nice sunrise, could be I generally go there when looking at the weather apps I have and looking at clouds and such I think it may be a nice sunrise and decide to go there

I do love that spot, sure for geting steps in its not as good as some other spots as I just walk in circles around the grassy area and lighthouse, but hey its better than what I am doing at the moment walking abck and forth in our sunroom

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a little bit about the ligthhouse
Ned Point Light as it is official called I believe is a historic lighthouse on Ned's Point Road in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts.
The lighthouse was built in 1838 at a cost of approximately $5,000, and named after Ned Dexter, a local farmer. Supervised by a local builder, Leonard Hammond, the lighthouse was constructed with a birdcage-style lantern similar to Bird Island Light found in Marion, Massachusetts.

All the stone used for the construction of the lighthouse was locally sourced, with most of it originating from nearby beaches.

Inside, Which I didn't get to see, are 32 granite steps that are cantilevered to the outside wall without the use of mortar. The original lantern used 11 whale oil lamps, each with its own parabolic reflector. And like other lighthouses I have read up on around here the Whale oil no doubt came from the New Bedford Whaling ships.

The Great Blizzard of 1888 significantly damaged the keeper's stone house, resulting in it being demolished and the building of a wooden replacement.

Following modernization in 1961, the lighthouse was reactivated in 1961 with its current 6-second isophase.

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