
Tidepieces - Chatham Light Cape Cod Massachusetts - Tide Clock NAVY
Handcrafted by local artisan, Alan Winick, this tide clock has the image of Chatham Light and Lighthouse Beach in Chatham, Massachusetts, with a harbor tide that rises and falls as the actual tide in your location goes from high to low. Chatham Lighthouse, known as Twin Lights prior to 1923, is a lighthouse in Chatham, Massachusetts, near the "elbow" of Cape Cod. The original station, close to the shore, was built in 1808 with two wooden towers that were replaced in 1841 in spite of questions as to why a single tower would not be adequate. In 1877, two new towers, made of cast iron rings, replaced those. One of the towers was moved to the Eastham area and became Nauset Light in 1923 Despite the dangerous currents, major drop-offs from sand to sea, and summertime shark sightings, Chatham's Lighthouse Beach is not a swimming beach. In fact, swimming is highly restricted here and sometimes not allowed at all, for just those reasons. However, this enormous and ever-changing beach is