Buzzards Bay Entrance Light is a

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located in open water at the entrance to Buzzards Bay, about four nautical miles west southwest of Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts. The light has a racon showing the letter "B". In 1996 the present structure replaced a Texas Tower built in 1961, which in turn had replaced the

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''Hens & Chickens'' (LV-5) and ''Vineyard Sound'' (LV-10). Since it sits in water 50 ft (15m) deep, a conventional lighthouse would have been difficult, forcing the choice of structure.

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Lighthouses completed in 1997 Lighthouses completed in 1961 Lighthouses in Barnstable County, Massachusetts 1961 establishments in Massachusetts {{US-lighthouse-stub