Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse (Fort Point Lighthouse)
New Castle, New Hampshire
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Location: Next to Fort Constitution, near the mouth of the Piscataqua River, Portsmouth Harbor
Coordinates: 43 04 16 N 70 42 31 W View Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse in a larger map |
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation.
Lighthouse is managed by Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation. Station Established: 1771
Present Tower Built: 1878 Automated: 1960 Construction Material: Cast iron with brick lining Other buildings still standing: 1872 keeper's house, 1903 oil house Tower Height: 48 feet Focal Plane: 52 feet Present optic: Fourth-order Fresnel lens (below) Characteristic: Fixed Green; Visibility: 12 nautical miles
Fog signal: Mariner Radio Activated Sound Signal (MRASS), one blast every 10 seconds Click below to hear the fog signal |
Related sites:
Fort Constitution Fort Constitution History Seacoast NH.com New Castle, NH Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce U.S. Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor Lobster Trail - The Lobster Trail winds along the N. Atlantic Coast, celebrating “butter soaked” options to eat, stay and play “lobster style.” |