Block Island Southeast Lighthouse
New Shoreham, Rhode Island
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Block Island Southeast Lighthouse Foundation Accessibility: Block Island is accessible via ferry from Point Judith, RI, New London, CT, and Montauk, NY. The lighthouse can be reached by walking about 30 minutes from the ferry terminal. If you don't want to walk and don't have a car or bicycle with you, you can hire a taxi. There is a small museum and gift shop in the lighthouse, and the tower is open for tours in the summer. Station established: 1875 Present lighthouse built: 1875 Deactivated: 1990 Relighted: 1994 Construction material: Brick |
View Block Island Southeast Lighthouse in a larger map Location: Mohegan Bluffs, Block Island
Coordinates: 41 09 10 N 71 33 04 W Height of tower: 52 feet
Height of focal plane: 261 feet Optic: First-order Fresnel lens 
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