List of lighthouses in Rhode Island
This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Rhode Island as identified by the United States Coast Guard. There are fifteen active lights in the state as well as two skeleton towers erected to replace earlier staffed lighthouses.
The first lighthouse in the state was erected in 1749[1] and the last in 1962 (ignoring automated towers erected later); the oldest surviving structure is the much-modified Poplar Point Light, although the tower now standing at Prudence Island Light was first erected at Goat Island in 1824. The tallest extant tower is that at Beavertail Light, though the focal plane of the Block Island Southeast Light is much higher on account of the bluffs upon which it sits.
If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List,[2] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard historical information site for lighthouses.[3] Locations of demolished lights have been estimated using National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) navigational charts.
See also
References
- ^ R. Holmes. "Beavertail Light". Rhode Island Lighthouse History.
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2010.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ a b "Brenton Reef Offshore Light station". R. Holmes.
- ^ a b "Bristol Ferry Light". Jeremy D'Entremont. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Conanicut Lighthouse". New England Lighthouses. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ^ D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Dutch Island Lighthouse". New England Lighthouses. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ^ a b c d "Fuller Rock Lighthouse History". New England Lighthouses. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ a b c d e "Gould Island Light". Jeremy D'Entremont. Archived from the original on October 5, 1999.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse - Rhode Island". rhodeislandlighthousehistory.info. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ a b "Musselbed Shoals Lighthouse: History". Jeremy D'Entremont. Archived from the original on January 21, 2000. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ R. Holmes. "Rose Island Lighthouse". rhodeislandlighthousehistory.info. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "Sakonnet, RI". LighthouseFriends.
- ^ Church, Earl (1920). Triangulation in Rhode Island. Government Printing Office. p. 40. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
- ^ a b c Jeremy D'Entremont. "Sassafras Point Lighthouse". New England Lighthouses. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
- ^ R., Holmes. "Whale Rock Lighthouse". Rhode Island Lighthouse History Retrieved 9/30/2019.
- ^ D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Whale Rock Lighthouse". New England Lighthouses. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-08-26.