Warwick Lighthouse
Warwick, Rhode Island
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Location: Warwick Neck, Narragansett Bay (1350 Warwick Neck Ave.)
Coordinates: 41 40 00 N 71 22 42 W View Warwick Lighthouse in a larger map |
Accessibility: The station serves as Coast Guard housing and is closed to the public. Partial views are possible from the end of Warwick Neck Avenue; the best views are from the water.
Station established: 1827 Present lighthouse built: 1932 Automated: 1985 Construction material: cast iron Other buildings still standing: 1889 keeper's house, storage building, garage Height of tower: 51 feet Height of focal plane: 66 feet Earlier optic: Fourth-order Fresnel (1856). Present optic: 250 mm (below) 
Characteristic: Green light occulting every four seconds (active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation)
Fog signals: 1882: Fog bell; 1907: Compressed air siren; Now automated horn with one blast every 15 seconds |
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