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Location | Whale Rock, Washington County, Rhode Island, US |
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Coordinates | 41°26′N 71°25′W / 41.44°N 71.42°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1882 ![]() |
Construction | bedrock (foundation), cast iron (tower) ![]() |
Shape | conical ![]() |
Markings | white (tower), black (lantern) ![]() |
Light | |
First lit | 1882 ![]() |
Deactivated | 1938 ![]() |
Lens | fourth order Fresnel lens ![]() |
Whale Rock Light was a sparkplug lighthouse marking Whale Rock, a dangerous island in the entrance to the West Passage of Narragansett Bay in Washington County, Rhode Island.[1][2]
The rock is now marked by Whale Rock Lighted Gong Buoy 3.[3]