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Texas Tower (lighthouse)

Index Texas Tower (lighthouse)

A Texas Tower lighthouse is a structure which is similar to an off-shore oil platform. [1]

25 relations: Ambrose Light, Brenton Reef Light, Buzzards Bay Entrance Light, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, Caisson lighthouse, Chesapeake Light, Diamond Shoal Light, Frying Pan Shoals Light, Georgia (U.S. state), Helipad, Lighthouse, Lightvessel, Massachusetts, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Park Service, New York (state), North Carolina, Oil platform, Radar, Rhode Island, Savannah Light, Solar panel, United States, United States Air Force, Virginia.

Ambrose Light

Ambrose Light, often called Ambrose Tower, was the light station at the convergence of several major shipping lanes in Lower New York Bay, including Ambrose Channel, the primary passage for ships entering and departing the Port of New York and New Jersey.

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Brenton Reef Light

The Brenton Reef Light was a Texas tower lighthouse at the entrance to Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, United States, south of Beavertail Point.

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Buzzards Bay Entrance Light

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.

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Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

Buzzards Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

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Caisson lighthouse

A caisson lighthouse (also referred to as a sparkplug lighthouse, or bug light) is a type of lighthouse whose superstructure rests on a concrete or metal caisson.

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Chesapeake Light

Chesapeake Light is an offshore lighthouse marking the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay.

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Diamond Shoal Light

Diamond Shoal Light is an inactive off-shore lighthouse marking Diamond Shoals off Cape Hatteras.

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Frying Pan Shoals Light

Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower is a decommissioned lighthouse located approximately southeast of Southport, North Carolina and from Bald Head Island, North Carolina.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States.

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Helipad

A helipad is a landing area or platform for helicopters and powered lift aircraft.

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Lighthouse

A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.

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Lightvessel

A lightvessel, or lightship, is a ship which acts as a lighthouse.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts, officially known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA; pronounced, like "Noah") is an American scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce that focuses on the conditions of the oceans, major waterways, and the atmosphere.

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National Park Service

The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Oil platform

An oil platform, offshore platform, or offshore drilling rig is a large structure with facilities for well drilling to explore, extract, store, process petroleum and natural gas which lies in rock formations beneath the seabed.

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Radar

Radar is an object-detection system that uses radio waves to determine the range, angle, or velocity of objects.

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island, officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States.

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Savannah Light

Savannah Lighthouse was a lighthouse in Georgia, United States, off the entrance to Savannah River, Georgia.

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Solar panel

Photovoltaic solar panels absorb sunlight as a source of energy to generate electricity.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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Virginia

Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Tower_(lighthouse)

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