Lime Rock Light
(Lime Rock Yacht Club)

Newport, Rhode Island

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Previous lighthouse: Newport Harbor
Next lighthouse: Castle Hill

Accessibilty: The building is now the Ida Lewis Yacht Club. It is not open to the general public on a regular basis. The best views are from the many harbor cruises in Newport.

Station established: 1854
Discontinued: 1927 (relighted later as a private aid)
Construction material: Brick
Height of tower: 13 feet
Height of focal plane: 30 feet
Other buildings still standing: 1856 keeper's house

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Location: Newport Harbor
Coordinates: 41 28 39 N     71 19 34 W

Earlier optic: Sixth-order Fresnel lens (now on display inside the Ida Lewis Yacht Club)
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Present optic: Small electric lamp, lit May to October.