Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse

Portsmouth, Rhode Island

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Previous lighthouse: Bristol Ferry
Next lighthouse: Prudence Island

Accessibility: The lighthouse is privately owned. It is not open to the public and is best seen by boat. The Prudence Island ferry from Bristol passes fairly close by.

Station established: 1886 (lightship)
Present lighthouse built: 1901
Automated: 1964
Construction material: Cast iron

Height of tower: 60 feet
Height of focal plane: 54 feet

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Location: Narragansett Bay, west of entrance to Mount Hope Bay
Coordinates:  41 37 56 N   71 16 24 W

Original optic: Fifth order Fresnel lens
Present optic: VLB-44 (LED) (right, photo by Nick Korstad) 

Characteristic: Three seconds white alternating with three seconds darkness (active Coast Guard aid to navigation)
Fog signal: Two blasts every 30 seconds (mariner activated via VHF radio)