Herrick Cove Lighthouse
Sunapee, New Hampshire
Updated in December 2011
Name: Herrick Cove Lighthouse
Nearest City: Sunapee, NH
Location: Off-shore at the entrance to Herrick Cove
Body of water: Lake Sunapee
Style of lighthouse: Hexagonal
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Organizations: Lake Sunapee Protective Association
Groups to join: New England Lighthouse Lovers - NELL
Owned by: New Hampshire Marine Patrol Bureau
Managed by: Lake Sunapee Protective Association
National Register of Historic Places: No
Do the grounds have lodging: No
Web Cams: No
On a license plate: No
On a USPS Stamp: No
Haunted: No
Other Lighthouse Information:
The Woodsum Brothers built the original three lighthouses on the lake in the 1890s. Lake Sunapee is ten miles long and three miles wide. The lighthouse has some work done in 1965 and then again in 1983. In October 2003 the lighthouse was lifted off its base by helicopter. It was unexpectedly dunked in the lake because it weighed around 1,000 pounds more than estimated. In the mid 1980's the lighthouse was given solar power lights. The lighthouse is at the northern end of Lake Sunapee. One can see the lighthouse from
Lake Sunapee Cruises.
The Lighthouse Hunters Experience:
We rented a twenty foot pontoon boat for two hours from
Sargents Marina in Georges Mills, NH. We had a great time on the water photographing all three of the lighthouses (Burkehaven, Herrick Cove and Loon Island) on Lake Sunapee. We both enjoyed being at the helm tooling around the lake.
Photographed it: June 10, 2007
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Latitude: 43.41114
Longitude: -72.04169
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Photo taken on June 10, 2007
Photo taken on June 10, 2007
Photo taken on June 10, 2007
Photo taken on June 10, 2007
Photo taken on June 10, 2007
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