 New London Harbor Light (by USCG/1984) | |
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| Location | Pequot Ave. at Lighthouse Point, New London Connecticut United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°19′00.0″N 72°05′23.1″W / 41.316667°N 72.089750°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1760 (first) |
| Foundation | surface rock |
| Construction | brownstone tower |
| Automated | 1912 |
| Height | 89 ft (27 m) |
| Shape | tapered octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern |
| Operator | New London Maritime Society[1] [2] |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1801 (current) |
| Focal height | 90 ft (27 m) |
| Lens | 11 lamps, 13 inch reflectors (original), Fourth order Fresnel lens (current) |
| Intensity | 6,000 candela |
| Range | 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) |
| Characteristic | Iso W 6s, R sector |
New London Harbor Lighthouse | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1801 |
| Built by | A. Woodward (1801) Charles H. Smith (1833 repairs) |
| MPS | Operating Lighthouses in Connecticut MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001470[3] |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 1990 |
New London Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Connecticut on the west side of the New London harbor entrance. It is the nation's fifth oldest light station and the seventh oldest U.S. lighthouse. It is both the oldest and the tallest lighthouse in Connecticut and on Long Island Sound,[4] with its tower reaching 90 feet.[5]
The light is visible for 15 miles and consists of three seconds of white light every six seconds. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[3] It is currently owned and maintained by the New London Maritime Society as part of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act program.[6]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Connecticut". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ Connecticut Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 21 June 2016
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Susan Hodara (15 August 2014). "Taking In the History of New London, a City Shaped by the Sea". The New York Times.
- ^ United States Coast Guard (1972). Historically Famous Lighthouses. Washington, DC: US Coast Guard, Public Information Division. p. 10. OCLC 628210.
- ^ "The Day - New London Maritime Society takes over as New London Ledge Light owner - News from southeastern Connecticut".