White Island Lighthouse (Isles of Shoals Lighthouse)
Isles of Shoals, Rye, New Hampshire
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Location: Southern tip of White Island, southernmost of the Isles of Shoals
Coordinates: 42 58 02 N 70 37 24 W View White Island Lighthouse in a larger map |
Active aid to navigation; the navigation equipment is maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard. Owned by the State of New Hampshire.
Accessibility: The island is not open to the public; the best views are from cruises to the Isles of Shoals. Station established: 1821
Present lighthouse built: 1859 Automated: 1986 Construction material: Brick with cast iron lantern Other buildings still standing: keeper's house, covered walkway, two outbuildings Height of tower: 58 feet Height of focal plane: 82 feet Optic: Second-order Fresnel (1855); DCB-224 (1986); VRB-25 (circa 2000); VLB-44 (2008) (below) |
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