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| Location | Portsmouth, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°36′21.1″N 71°18′12.7″W / 41.605861°N 71.303528°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1852  |
| Foundation | Natural / emplaced |
| Construction | Granite blocks |
| Height | 8.5 m (28 ft) |
| Shape | Octagonal tower |
| Markings | White |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | None |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1823 on Goat Island moved here in 1851 |
| Focal height | 28 feet (8.5 m) |
| Lens | 5th order Fresnel lens (1852), 9.8 inches (250 mm) (current) |
| Range | 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing green, 6 seconds |
Prudence Island Lighthouse | |
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| Architect | H. Vaugh, I.N. Stanley & Brother |
| MPS | Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000270[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 1988 |
The Prudence Island Lighthouse, more commonly known locally as the Sandy Point Lighthouse, is located on Prudence Island, Rhode Island and is the oldest lighthouse tower in the state.[2][3][4] Sandy Point is nicknamed Chibacoweda, meaning "little place separated by a passage", because the location is a little more than one mile offshore.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 170.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2012-10-31). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.