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This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Rhode Island as identified by the United States Coast Guard. There are fifteen active lights in the state as well as two skeleton towers erected to replace earlier manned lights.

The first lighthouse in the state was erected in 1749[1] and the last in 1962 (ignoring automated towers erected later); the oldest surviving structure is the much-modified Poplar Point Light, although the tower now standing at Prudence Island Light was first erected at Goat Island in 1824. The tallest extant tower is that at Beavertail Light, though the focal plane of the Block Island Southeast Light is much higher on account of the bluffs upon which it sits.

If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List,[2] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.[3] Locations of demolished lights have been estimated using National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) navigational charts.

Name Location Coordinates Image Focal
Height		 Built[note 1] Automated Deactivated Status
Beavertail Light Conanicut Island 41°26′57″N 71°23′57″W / 41.4493°N 71.3993°W / 41.4493; -71.3993 (Beavertail Lighthouse) 068 68 ft (21 m) 1749/1856 1989 Active
Block Island North Light Block Island 41°13′39″N 71°34′34″W / 41.2275°N 71.5761°W / 41.2275; -71.5761 (Block Island North Light) 061 61 ft (19 m) 1829/1867 1955 Active[note 2]
Block Island Southeast Light Block Island 41°09′35″N 71°32′50″W / 41.1597°N 71.5472°W / 41.1597; -71.5472 (Block Island Southeast Light) 258 258 ft (79 m) 1875 1990 Active[note 3]
Brenton Reef Light eastern approach to Narragansett Bay 41°25′35″N 71°23′22″W / 41.4264°N 71.3894°W / 41.4264; -71.3894 (Brenton Reef Light)[4] File:Brenton reef light.JPG 087 87 ft (27 m)[4] 1962 1989 replaced with buoy
Bristol Ferry Light Bristol 41°38′35″N 71°15′37″W / 41.6431°N 71.2603°W / 41.6431; -71.2603 (Bristol Ferry Light)[5] 035 35 ft (11 m)[5] 1846/1855 1927 inactive
Bullock's Point Light Providence River southwest of Bullock's Point 41°44′16″N 71°21′51″W / 41.7377°N 71.3642°W / 41.7377; -71.3642 (Bullock's Point Light) File:Bullocks point light.JPG 050 50 ft (15 m) 1876 1939 replaced with steel tower
Castle Hill Light Newport 41°27′43″N 71°21′48″W / 41.4619°N 71.3633°W / 41.4619; -71.3633 (Castle Hill Light) 040 40 ft (12 m) 1890 1957 active
Conanicut Island Light Jamestown 41°34′24″N 71°22′21″W / 41.5733°N 71.3725°W / 41.5733; -71.3725 (Conanicut Island Light) 047 47 ft (14 m)[6] 1886 1933 inactive
Conimicut Shoal Light Warwick 41°43′01″N 71°20′45″W / 41.7169°N 71.3458°W / 41.7169; -71.3458 (Conimicut Shoal Light) 029 29 ft (8.8 m) 1883 1966 active
Dutch Island Light Jamestown 41°29′44″N 71°24′16″W / 41.4956°N 71.4044°W / 41.4956; -71.4044 (Dutch Island Light) 056 56 ft (17 m)[7] 1826/1857 1947 1979 house demolished;
tower reactivated as private light in 2007[8]
Fort Adams Light Fort Adams, Newport 41°28′54″N 71°20′14″W / 41.4818°N 71.3373°W / 41.4818; -71.3373 (Fort Adams Light) 052 20 ft (6.1 m) c. 1889 c. 1950 replaced by skeleton light;
demolished c. 1960
Fuller Rock Light Providence River 41°47′23″N 71°22′47″W / 41.7898°N 71.3796°W / 41.7898; -71.3796 (Fuller Rock Light) 028 28 ft (8.5 m)[9] 1872[9] 1918[9] 1923[9] destroyed by explosion;
replaced with skeleton tower[9]
Gould Island Light Gould Island[10] 41°32′02″N 71°20′35″W / 41.534°N 71.343°W / 41.534; -71.343 (Gould Island Light)[10] 052 52 ft (16 m)[10] 1889[10] 1947[10] replaced by skeleton light;
demolished in 1960[10]
Gull Rocks Light Newport harbor entrance 41°30′09″N 71°19′59″W / 41.5024°N 71.3331°W / 41.5024; -71.3331 (Gull Rocks Light) File:Gull rocks light RI.JPG 033 33 ft (10 m) 1887/1928 1960 1969 demolished
Hog Island Shoal Light off of Hog Island 41°37′56″N 71°16′25″W / 41.6322°N 71.2736°W / 41.6322; -71.2736 (Hog Island Shoal Light) 054 54 ft (16 m) 1901 1964 active
Ida Lewis Rock Light[note 4] Lime Rock in Newport harbor 41°28′40″N 71°19′35″W / 41.4778°N 71.3264°W / 41.4778; -71.3264 (Ida Lewis Light) 1854 1927 1963 inactive
Musselbed Shoals Light west entrance to Mount Hope Bay 41°38′11″N 71°15′36″W / 41.6363°N 71.2599°W / 41.6363; -71.2599 (Musselbed Shoals Light) 035 35 ft (11 m)[11] 1873[11] 1938[11] replaced with skeleton tower[11]
Nayatt Point Light Barrington 41°43′30″N 71°20′23″W / 41.7250°N 71.3397°W / 41.7250; -71.3397 (Nayatt Point Light) 1828/1856 1868 inactive
Newport Harbor Light[note 5] Goat Island 41°29′36″N 71°19′37″W / 41.4933°N 71.3270°W / 41.4933; -71.3270 (Newport Harbor Light) 033 33 ft (10 m) 1824/1865[note 6] 1923 active
Plum Beach Light North Kingston 41°31′48″N 71°24′20″W / 41.5300°N 71.4056°W / 41.5300; -71.4056 (Plum Beach Light) 1899 1941 reactivated as private aid in 2003
Point Judith Light Narragansett 41°21′39″N 71°28′55″W / 41.3608°N 71.4819°W / 41.3608; -71.4819 (Point Judith Light) 051 51 ft (16 m) 1810/1857 1954 active
Pomham Rocks Light East Providence 41°46′39″N 71°22′11″W / 41.7775°N 71.3696°W / 41.7775; -71.3696 (Pomham Rocks Light) 067 67 ft (20 m) 1871 1974 active[note 7]
Poplar Point Light North Kingstown 41°34′15″N 71°26′23″W / 41.5708°N 71.4397°W / 41.5708; -71.4397 (Poplar Point Light) 1831 1882 inactive/
private residence
Prudence Island Light[note 8] Prudence Island 41°36′20″N 71°18′11″W / 41.6056°N 71.3031°W / 41.6056; -71.3031 (Prudence Island Light) 028 28 ft (8.5 m) 1852[note 9] 1961 active;
house destroyed in 1938
Rose Island Light Rose Island 41°29′44″N 71°20′35″W / 41.4956°N 71.3431°W / 41.4956; -71.3431 (Rose Island Light) 048 48 ft (15 m) 1870 1971 reactivated as private aid in 1993
Sabin Point Light Providence River 41°45′43″N 71°22′27″W / 41.7619°N 71.3742°W / 41.7619; -71.3742 (Sabin Point Light) File:Sabin point light.JPG 036 36 ft (11 m) 1872 1956 1968 replaced with day beacon
Sakonnet Light mouth of Sakonnet River 41°27′11″N 71°12′11″W / 41.4531°N 71.2031°W / 41.4531; -71.2031 (Sakonnet Light) 058 58 ft (18 m) 1884[12] Active[note 10][12]
Sassafras Point Light Providence River 41°48′00″N 71°23′31″W / 41.800°N 71.392°W / 41.800; -71.392 (Sassafras Point Light)[13] 025 25 ft (7.6 m)[14] 1872[14] 1912[14] demolished
Warwick Light Warwick 41°40′01″N 71°22′43″W / 41.6669°N 71.3786°W / 41.6669; -71.3786 (Warwick Light) 066 66 ft (20 m) 1827/1932 1985 Active
Watch Hill Light Watch Hill 41°18′14″N 71°51′30″W / 41.3039°N 71.8584°W / 41.3039; -71.8584 (Watch Hill Light) 061 61 ft (19 m) 1808/1857 1986 Active
Whale Rock Light Whale Rock 41°26′37″N 71°25′25″W / 41.4436°N 71.4236°W / 41.4436; -71.4236 (Whale Rock Light) 073 73 ft (22 m)[15] 1882 1938 demolished by hurricane
Wickford Harbor Light Wickford 41°34′24″N 71°26′10″W / 41.5734°N 71.4362°W / 41.5734; -71.4362 (Wickford Harbor Light) 042 42 ft (13 m) 1882 1930 replaced with skeleton tower

See also

Notes

  1. ^ If there is a second date, it represents the date the most recent tower was lit.
  2. ^ Inactive 1970-1989.
  3. ^ Inactive 1990-1994.
  4. ^ Originally known as Lime Rock Light
  5. ^ Also known as Goat Island Light
  6. ^ The original tower was moved to Prudence Island in 1851.
  7. ^ From 1974 to 2006 the light was carried on a skeleton tower adjacent to the lighthouse.
  8. ^ Also known as Sandy Point Light
  9. ^ The tower was originally erected in 1824 on Goat Island before being moved to this location.
  10. ^ Inactive 1955-1997.

References

  1. ^ "Rhode Island Lighthouse History: Beavertail Light". R. Holmes.
  2. ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2010.
  3. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  4. ^ a b "Brenton Reef Offshore Light station". R. Holmes.
  5. ^ a b "Bristol Ferry Light". Jeremy D'Entremont.
  6. ^ D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Conanicut Lighthouse". Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  7. ^ D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Dutch Island Lighthouse". Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  8. ^ D'Entremont, Jeremy. "History of Dutch Island Lighthouse". Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Fuller Rock Lighthouse History". Jeremy D'Entremont. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Gould Island Light". Jeremy D'Entremont.
  11. ^ a b c d "Musselbed Shoals Lighthouse: History". Jeremy D'Entremont. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  12. ^ a b "Sakonnet, RI". LighthouseFriends.
  13. ^ Church, Earl (1920). Triangulation in Rhode Island. Government Printing Office. p. 40. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  14. ^ a b c "Sassafras Point Lighthouse". Jeremy D'Entremont. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  15. ^ D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Whale Rock Lighthouse". Retrieved 2014-08-26.
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