Block Island North Light

Block Island North Light
Map
LocationSandy Point, New Shoreham, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°13′39″N 71°34′34″W / 41.22750°N 71.57611°W / 41.22750; -71.57611
Tower
Constructed1867
ConstructionGranite/wood
Automated1955
Height55 feet (17 m)
ShapeOctagonal tower
MarkingsBrown
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalnone
Light
First lit1867
Deactivated1973-1989, 2008-2010
Focal height61 feet (19 m)
LensFourth order Fresnel
Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic
Flashing white light every 5 seconds
Block Island North Light
undated USCG photograph
MPSLighthouses of Rhode Island TR (AD)
NRHP reference No.74000008 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1974

Block Island North Light (Lighthouse), built in 1867, is a historic lighthouse on Block Island, Rhode Island (New Shoreham).

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.