Faulkner's Island Lighthouse
Guilford, Connecticut
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Location: About 3.5 miles offshore in Long Island Sound.
Coordinates: 41 12 43 N 72 39 13 W View Faulkners Island Lighthouse in a larger map |
Managing organization:
Faulkner's Light Brigade The island is a protected nesting area and is not open to the public most of the summer. There is an annual open house in September for those who can reach the island with their own boats. Station established: 1802 Present lighthouse built: 1802 Automated: 1978 Construction material: Stone with brick lining Height of tower: 46 feet Focal plane height: 94 feet Earlier optic: Fourth order Fresnel lens (1856)
Present optic: VLB-44 (LED), solar powered |
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