Castle Hill Light

Castle Hill Light
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LocationOff Ocean Ave. on Castle Hill at W end of Newport Neck, Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°27′43″N 71°21′47″W / 41.462°N 71.363°W / 41.462; -71.363
Tower
Constructed1890 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructiongranite Edit this on Wikidata
Automated1957 Edit this on Wikidata
Height10 m (33 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapeconical Edit this on Wikidata
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalHorn, 1 every 10 sec.
Light
First lit1890 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height12 m (39 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensFifth order Fresnel lens (original), 12 inches (300 mm) (current)
Range12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicIso R 6s Edit this on Wikidata
Castle Hill Light
ArchitectH.H. Richardson
Architectural styleRomanesque
Part ofOcean Drive Historic District (ID76000048)
MPSLighthouses of Rhode Island TR
NRHP reference No.88000277 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1988
Designated NHLDCPMay 11, 1976

Castle Hill Lighthouse is located on Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island, at the end of the historic Ocean Drive.[2][3][4] It is an active navigation aid for vessels entering the East Passage, between Conanicut Island and Aquidneck Island. The lighthouse has become a symbol of Newport, and a frequent site for wedding photos, proposals, and tourist photos.[5] Although the property is owned by the nearby Castle Hill Inn, the lighthouse is owned by the United States Coast Guard.[5]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  3. ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2013. p. 165.
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ (2013-03-20). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Projo20210828 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).