Location: Entrance to New Haven Harbor
Nearest city: New Haven, Connecticut
Accessibility: The lighthouse is not open to the
public and is best seen by boat. It can be seen distantly from
Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven.
41 14 04 N
72 54 44 W
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Station established: 1877; Present lighthouse built:
1877
Automated: 1953
Construction materials: Cast iron
Height of tower: 45 feet; Height of focal plane: 57 feet
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Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation
Original optic: Fourth order Fresnel; 1988: FA 251
Present optic: VRB-25
Characteristic: Flashing red every five seconds
Fog signal: One blast every 15 seconds
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