Watch Hill Lighthouse
Westerly, Rhode Island
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Location: Fishers Island Sound east approach (juncture of Block Island Sound and Fishers Island Sound)
Coordinates: 41 18 12 N 71 51 30 W View Watch Hill Lighthouse in a larger map Previous lighthouse: Stonington Harbor Light (CT)
Next lighthouse: Block Island North Light |
Managed by Watch Hill Lighthouse Keepers Association
Accessibility: The lighthouse is closed to the public. The grounds are open during the day, and a museum in the oil house is open limited hours in summer. There is no parking near the lighthouse; visitors must park in town and walk (about 15 minutes). The Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum in one of the station's buildings is open July 1 to Labor Day; Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1-3 p.m.
Station established: 1808 Present lighthouse built: 1856 Automated: 1986 Construction material: Granite w/ brick lining Other buildings still standing: 1856 keeper's house, oil house, garage, 1909 fog signal building Height of tower: 45 feet Height of focal plane: 61 feet Earlier optic: Fourth order Fresnel (1856); Present optic: VRB-25 (below) 
Characteristic: Alternating red and white flash every 2.5 seconds (active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation)
Fog signal: One blast every 30 seconds |
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