Location | southwest of Bullock's Point in the Providence River |
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Coordinates | 41°44′15.72″N 71°21′51.12″W / 41.7377000°N 71.3642000°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1876 |
Foundation | Granite pier |
Construction | Wood frame |
Automated | 1940 |
Height | 35 feet (11 m) |
Shape | Rectangular house with lantern on roof |
Light | |
First lit | 1876 |
Deactivated | 1939 |
Focal height | 50 feet (15 m) |
Lens | sixth-order Fresnel lens |
Range | 7.5 nautical miles (14 km; 9 mi) |
Characteristic | fixed red |
The Bullock's Point Light was a lighthouse in the Providence River. It was irreparably damaged by the hurricane of 1938 and was replaced the following year by an automated light on a steel tower.