Pomham Rocks Lighthouse
East Providence, Rhode Island
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Location: East side of Providence River
Coordinates: 41 46 39 N 71 22 10 W View Pomham Rocks Lighthouse in a larger map |
Owned by American Lighthouse Foundation. A chapter of the foundation, Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse, cares for the lighthouse.
Accessibility: The lighthouse can be seen (at a distance of about 1000 feet) from the East Bay Bike Path in East Providence, but note that trees along the path may have grown up to the extent that they block the view. It can also be seen (at a distance of about 2000 feet) from across the Providence River from the shore by the Save the Bay Center on the campus of Johnson and Wales University in Providence, RI. Click here for information on occasional tours. Station established: 1871 Present lighthouse built: 1871 Deactivated: 1974-2006 Relighted on July 30, 2006 Construction material: Wood Other buildings still standing: oil house Height of tower: 40 feet Height of focal plane: 54 feet Original optic: Sixth-order Fresnel lens Present optic: VLB-44 (LED) Characterisitic: Fixed red Previous lighthouse: Sabin Point Light Next lighthouse: Fuller Rock Light |
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