Five Mile Point Lighthouse
New Haven, Connecticut
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Location: New Haven Harbor, Long Island Sound
Coordinates: 41 14 56 N 72 54 14 W View Five Mile Point Lighthouse in a larger map |
The lighthouse is part of New Haven's Lighthouse Point Park. The grounds are open year-round but the tower is not open on a regular basis. There is a fee to drive into the park. For more information, contact the Lighthouse Point Park rangers at 203-946-8027.
Station established: 1805 Present lighthouse built: 1847 Discontinued: 1877 Construction materials: Brownstone with brick lining Height of tower: 70 feet Height of focal plane: 97 feet Original optic: Fourth order Fresnel (1855) Present optic: None Other buildings still standing: 1835 keeper's house _ Previous lighthouse: Southwest Ledge Light Next lighthouse: Faulkner's Island Light |