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Buzzards Bay Entrance Light
	Current (1997) Structure
Location	Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°23′49.2″N 71°2′4.9″W / 41.397000°N 71.034694°W
Tower
Constructed	1847 (lightships); 1961 (Texas Tower); 1997 (current structure)
Foundation	Steel piles filled with concrete
Construction	Steel
Automated	1980
Shape	Tower, on red square on 3 piles with large tube in center
Markings	Red, with "BUZZARDS"
Fog signal	HORN: 2 every 30s
Racon	"B" (Bravo)
Light
First lit	1997
Focal height	67 feet (20 m)
Range	14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 2.5s

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Buzzards Bay Entrance Light is a lighthouse located in open water at the entrance to Buzzards Bay, about four nautical miles west southwest of Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts.^[1]^[2]^[3] The light has a racon showing the letter "B".^[2]

In 1996 the present structure replaced a Texas Tower built in 1961, which in turn had replaced the lightships 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.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
^ ^a ^b Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2023. p. 8.
^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-12-15). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southeast Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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[cghist-1] "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

[cgll-2] Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2023. p. 8.

[rowlett-3] Rowlett, Russ (2009-12-15). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southeast Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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-  | image_name = Buzzards Bay Entrance Light (Texas Tower) MA.JPG
+  | image_name = Buzm3.jpg
-  | caption = 1961 [[Texas Tower (lighthouse)|Texas Tower]]
+  | caption = Current (1997) Structure
   | location = [[Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts]]
-  | coordinates = {{coord|41|23|49.12|N|71|2|4.87|W|display=inline,title}}
+  | coordinates = {{coord|41|23|49.2|N|71|2|4.9|W|display=inline,title}}
   | yearbuilt = 1847 (lightships)<br>1961 (Texas Tower)<br>1997 (current structure)
   | automated = 1980
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   | construction = Steel
   | marking = Red, with "BUZZARDS"
-  | range = {{convert|17|nmi}}
+  | range = {{convert|14|nmi}}
   | characteristic = Fl W 2.5s
   | fogsignal = HORN: 2 every 30s
   | racon = "B" (Bravo)
 }}
-'''Buzzards Bay Entrance Light''' is a [[lighthouse]] located in open water at the entrance to Buzzards Bay, about four nautical miles west southwest of [[Cuttyhunk|Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts]].<ref name="cghist">{{cite uscghist|MA}}</ref><ref name="cgll">{{cite uscgll|1|2013|7}}</ref><ref name="rowlett">{{cite rowlett|ma2|date=2009-12-15}}</ref> The light has a [[racon]] showing the letter "B".<ref name=cgll/>
+'''Buzzards Bay Entrance Light''' is a [[lighthouse]] located in open water at the entrance to Buzzards Bay, about four nautical miles west southwest of [[Cuttyhunk|Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts]].<ref name="cghist">{{cite uscghist|MA}}</ref><ref name="cgll">{{cite uscgll|1|2023|8}}</ref><ref name="rowlett">{{cite rowlett|ma2|date=2009-12-15}}</ref> The light has a [[racon]] showing the letter "B".<ref name=cgll/>
 In 1996 the present structure replaced a [[Texas Tower (lighthouse)|Texas Tower]] built in 1961, which in turn had replaced the [[Lightvessel|lightships]] ''Hens & Chickens'' (LV-5) and ''Vineyard Sound'' (LV-10). Since it sits in water 50&nbsp;ft (15m) deep, a conventional lighthouse would have been difficult, forcing the choice of structure.<ref name="cghist"/>
+[[File:Buzzards Bay Entrance Light (Texas Tower) MA.JPG|thumb|left|"1961 [[Texas Tower (lighthouse)|Texas Tower]]"]]
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