Plum Beach Lighthouse

North Kingstown, Rhode Island

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Previous lighthouse: Gull Rocks
Next lighthouse: Gould Island

Managing organization:
Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse

Station established: 1899
Present lighthouse built: 1899
Discontinued: 1941 
Relighted: 2003        

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Location: West passage of Narragansett Bay
Coordinates: 41 31 49 N  71 24 19 W

Construction material: Cast iron
Height of tower: 53 feet
Height of focal plane: 54 feet

Original optic: Fourth-order Fresnel lens
Present optic: VLB-44 (LED)
Characteristic: White flash every five seconds (private aid to navigation)