Location: Western Long Island Sound
Nearest city: Greenwich, Connecticut
40 58 54 N
73 37 24 W
MapQuest Link
Accessibility: The ferry to the island, formerly
open to Greenwich residents only, is now open to everyone. Click
here for more information. The lighthouse is not open to
the public.
Station established: 1829; Present lighthouse built:
1868; Discontinued: 1970
Construction material: Granite, cast iron
Height of tower: 51 feet; Height of focal plane: 74
feet
Earlier optic: Fourth-order Fresnel (1858)
Present optic: None (skeleton tower has FA-251 optic)
Other buildings still standing: oil house, storage
building
Managed by the Town
of Greenwich
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