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| Location | White Island, Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 42°58′2.04″N 70°37′23.77″W / 42.9672333°N 70.6232694°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1790 |
| Foundation | Surface rock |
| Construction | Granite and brick |
| Automated | 1987 |
| Height | 58 feet (18 m) |
| Shape | Conical tower |
| Markings | White with black lantern |
| Fog signal | Horn: 1 every 30 sec, continuously |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1865 |
| Focal height | 82 feet (25 m) |
| Lens | 190mm (original), VLB-44 LED unit (current) |
| Range | 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing White, 15 sec |
The Isles of Shoals Light, also known as "White Island Light", on White Island, in the Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire, was first built in 1821. The present structure was built in 1865.[1][2][3] The lighthouse and the island are protected by the state as White Island State Historic Site.
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 3.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New Hampshire". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2012-01-24. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: New Hampshire". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.