Stratford Shoal (Middleground Shoal) Lighthouse
Stratford, Connecticut
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Accessibility: This lighthouse is not open to the public and is best seen by boat.
Active aid to navigation, privately owned. Station established: 1877 Present lighthouse built: 1874-1877 Automated: 1970 Construction material: Granite Height of tower: 35 feet Height of focal plane: 60 feet |
View Stratford Shoal Lighthouse in a larger map _ Location: Western Long Island Sound, midway between Connecticut and Long Island
Coordinates: 41 03 35 N 73 06 05 W Original optic: Fourth-order Fresnel lens Present optic: VRB-25 (below, photo by Nick Korstad) 
Characteristic: Flashing white every five seconds
Fog signal: One blast every 15 seconds |