Location: West side of entrance to Narragansett Bay.
Nearest town: Narragansett
41 21 42 N
71 28 54 W
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Accessibility: The grounds are open during the
day, but the lighthouse is not open to the public. Click
here for a map of the area.
Station established: 1810; Present lighthouse built:
1857; Automated: 1954
Construction material: Brownstone
Height of tower: 51 feet; Height of focal plane: 65
feet
Original optic: Fourth order Fresnel (1857); Present
optic: Fourth order Fresnel (1857)
Characteristic: White light; 5 seconds on, 2 seconds
off, 2 seconds on, 2 seconds off, 2 on, 2 seconds off.
Fog signal: One blast every 15 seconds
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Other buildings still standing: 1917 oil house, 1923
fog signal building, 1939 radio beacon building
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation
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