Falkner Island Light
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| Location | Long Island Sound, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°12′43″N 72°39′13″W / 41.21194°N 72.65361°WCoordinates: 41°12′43″N 72°39′13″W / 41.21194°N 72.65361°W |
| Year first constructed | 1802 |
| Year first lit | 1802 |
| Automated | 1978 |
| Foundation | Fieldstone |
| Construction | Brownstone with Brick lining |
| Tower shape | Octagonal |
| Height | 46 ft (14 m), 94 feet (29 m) above sea level |
| Original lens | 9 Lamps, 16 inch reflectors, 1840 |
| Current lens | VRB-25 |
| Range | 13 nm |
| Characteristic | white flash every 10 s |
| ARLHS number | USA-282 |
Falkner Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, off Guilford Harbor on Long Island Sound.
[edit] History
Falkner Island Lighthouse was built on Falkner Island in 1802.[1] In 1856, the light was upgraded from lamps to a fourth order Fresnel lens. The light was automated in 1978 and flashes a white light every ten seconds.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Connecticut". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHCT.asp. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
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