Warwick Lighthouse

Warwick, Rhode Island

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Previous lighthouse: Poplar Point
Next lighthouse: Conimicut

Accessibility: The station is closed to the public. It will be auctioned by the GSA.
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

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Location: Warwick Neck, Narragansett Bay (1350 Warwick Neck Ave.)
Coordinates: 41 40 00 N   71 22 42 W

Earlier optic: Fourth-order Fresnel (1856). Present optic: 250 mm (above)
​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