Beavertail Lighthouse
Jamestown, Rhode Island
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Location: Southern end of Conanicut Island, Narragansett Bay
Coordinates: 41 26 58 N 71 23 59 W View Beavertail Lighthouse in a larger map |
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Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association Accessibility: The lighthouse is located in Beavertail State Park at the end of Beavertail Road, at the southern tip of Conanicut Island. There is free parking. The grounds are open to the public, and there is a museum in the keepers' houses. The tower is sometimes opened to the public during scheduled open houses. Click here for the schedule. Station established: 1749 Present lighthouse built: 1856 Automated: 1972 Construction material: Granite Height of tower: 45 feet Height of focal plane: 64 feet Other buildings still standing: 1856 keeper's house, 1898 assistant keeper's house, oil house, storage building, garage Earlier optic: Third-order Fresnel lens (1856)
Present optic: VRB-25 (installed June 2019) Characteristic: Flashing white every six seconds
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