List of lighthouses in Connecticut
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The U.S. state of Connecticut has fourteen active lighthouses in the state, two of which are maintained as private aids; six are standing but inactive. Another was destroyed after its deactivation. The earliest lighthouse in the state was erected in 1760, but that tower, the first New London Harbor Light, was replaced in 1801, and its successor is the oldest surviving light in Connecticut, as well as the tallest.[1] The last officially recognized lighthouse in the state, the Avery Point Light, was constructed in 1943, but was not lit until the following year.[2] The Mystic Seaport Light, constructed in 1966, is a functioning replica housed with a historic Fresnel lens; it is classified as an unofficial and non-navigational aid.
Name | Location | Coordinates | Image | Focal Height | Built[note 1] | Automated | Deactivated | Status |
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Avery Point Light | Groton | 41°18′55″N 72°03′49″W / 41.3153°N 72.0636°W / 41.3153; -72.0636 (Avery Point Light) | 55 ft (17 m)[3] | 1944[3] | 1967–2006[3] | Active; private aid | ||
Black Rock Harbor Light | Fayerweather Island | 41°08′32″N 73°13′02″W / 41.1423°N 73.2173°W / 41.1423; -73.2173 (Black Rock Harbor Light) | 44 ft (13 m)[4] | 1808/1823[5]: 49 | 1932[5]: 49 | Relit in 2000 as non-navigational light.[6] | ||
Bridgeport Harbor Light | Bridgeport | 41°09′24″N 73°10′47″W / 41.1567°N 73.1798°W / 41.1567; -73.1798 (Bridgeport Harbor Light) | 52 ft (16 m)[7] | 1851/1871[8] | 1953 | Destroyed by fire in 1953 while dismantling the lighthouse; was replaced with a skeleton tower.[9] | ||
Falkner Island Light | Guilford | 41°12′44″N 72°39′13″W / 41.2121°N 72.6536°W / 41.2121; -72.6536 (Falkner Island Light) | 94 ft (29 m)[10]: 30 | 1802[10]: 30 | 1978[11] | — | Active | |
Five Mile Point Light[note 2] | New Haven | 41°14′56″N 72°54′14″W / 41.2490°N 72.9038°W / 41.2490; -72.9038 (Five Mile Point Light)[13] | 97 ft (30 m)[10]: 30 | 1805/1845[10]: 30 | 1877[10]: 30 | Inactive | ||
Great Captain Island Light | Greenwich | 40°58′57″N 73°37′25″W / 40.9825°N 73.6235°W / 40.9825; -73.6235 (Great Captain Island Light) | 51 ft (16 m) | 1830/1868[10]: 30 | 1970[10]: 30 | Non-navigational light[14] | ||
Greens Ledge Light | Norwalk | 41°02′30″N 73°26′38″W / 41.0418°N 73.4438°W / 41.0418; -73.4438 (Greens Ledge Light) | 62 ft (19 m)[10]: 31 | 1902[10]: 31 | 1972[11] | — | Active | |
Lynde Point Light[note 3] | Old Saybrook | 41°16′17″N 72°20′35″W / 41.2715°N 72.3430°W / 41.2715; -72.3430 (Lynde Point Light) | 71 ft (22 m)[10]: 32 | 1803/1838[10]: 32 | 1975[11] | — | Active | |
Morgan Point Light | Noank | 41°18′59″N 71°59′22″W / 41.3164°N 71.9894°W / 41.3164; -71.9894 (Morgan Point Light)[15] | 61 ft (19 m)[16] | 1831/1868[10]: 33 | 1919[10]: 33 | Inactive | ||
Mystic Seaport Light | Mystic, Connecticut | 41°12′51″N 71°34′52″W / 41.2141°N 71.5811°W / 41.2141; -71.5811 (Mystic Seaport Light) | 26 ft (7.9 m)[17] | 1966[18] | — | — | museum replica of Brant Point Light; not an aid to navigation | |
New London Harbor Light | New London | 41°19′00″N 72°05′23″W / 41.3166°N 72.0898°W / 41.3166; -72.0898 (New London Harbor Light) | 89 ft (27 m)[10]: 34 | 1760/1801[10]: 34 | 1912[11] | — | Active | |
New London Ledge Light | New London | 41°18′21″N 72°04′39″W / 41.3059°N 72.0774°W / 41.3059; -72.0774 (New London Ledge Light) | 58 ft (18 m)[10]: 34 | 1760/1909[10]: 34 | 1987[11] | — | Active | |
Pecks Ledge Light | Norwalk | 41°04′39″N 73°22′11″W / 41.0774°N 73.3697°W / 41.0774; -73.3697 (Pecks Ledge Light) | 61 ft (19 m)[10]: 35 | 1906[10]: 35 | 1933[11] | — | Active | |
Penfield Reef Light | Fairfield | 41°07′02″N 73°13′20″W / 41.1171°N 73.2221°W / 41.1171; -73.2221 (Penfield Reef Light) | 51 ft (16 m)[10]: 35 | 1874[10]: 35 | 1971[11] | — | Active | |
Saybrook Breakwater Light[note 4] | Old Saybrook | 41°15′48″N 72°20′34″W / 41.2632°N 72.3427°W / 41.2632; -72.3427 (Saybrook Breakwater Light) | 58 ft (18 m)[10]: 36 | 1886[10]: 36 | 1959[11] | — | Active | |
Sheffield Island Light | Norwalk | 41°02′56″N 73°25′09″W / 41.0488°N 73.4192°W / 41.0488; -73.4192 (Sheffield Island Light)[19] | 51 ft (16 m)[20] | 1828/1868[20] | 1902[10]: 36 | Inactive | ||
Southwest Ledge Light | New Haven | 41°14′04″N 72°54′44″W / 41.2344°N 72.9122°W / 41.2344; -72.9122 (Southwest Ledge Light) | 57 ft (17 m)[21] | 1877[10]: 37 | 1973[11] | — | Active | |
Stamford Harbor Ledge Light | Stamford | 41°00′49″N 73°32′34″W / 41.0136°N 73.5428°W / 41.0136; -73.5428 (Stamford Harbor Ledge Light) | 80 ft (24 m)[22] | 1882[10]: 38 | 1953[10]: 38 | Active; private aid | ||
Stonington Harbor Light | Stonington | 41°19′43″N 71°54′20″W / 41.3285°N 71.9055°W / 41.3285; -71.9055 (Stonington Harbor Light)[23] | 62 ft (19 m)[24] | 1823/1840[10]: 39 | 1889[10]: 39 | Inactive; museum[10]: 39 | ||
Stratford Point Light | Stratford | 41°09′07″N 73°06′12″W / 41.1520°N 73.1032°W / 41.1520; -73.1032 (Stratford Point Light) | 52 ft (16 m)[10]: 39 | 1822/1881[10]: 39 | 1970[11] | — | Active | |
Stratford Shoal Light | Long Island Sound east of Bridgeport | 41°03′35″N 73°06′05″W / 41.0598°N 73.1013°W / 41.0598; -73.1013 (Stratford Shoal Light) | 60 ft (18 m)[10]: 40 | 1877[10]: 40 | 1970[11] | — | Active | |
Tongue Point Light[note 5] | Bridgeport | 41°10′00″N 73°10′39″W / 41.1666°N 73.1775°W / 41.1666; -73.1775 (Tongue Point Light) | 31 ft (9.4 m)[10]: 29 | 1895[10]: 29 | 1954[10]: 29 | 1954[10]: 29 | Active[10]: 29 |
Notes
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Connecticut". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ "Historic Information: The Avery Point Lighthouse". Avery Point Lighthouse Society. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ a b c D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Avery Point Lighthouse, Groton, Connecticut". Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ "Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Black Rock Harbor (Fayerweather Island) Light". National Park Service. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ a b D'Entremont, Jeremy. The Lighthouses of Connecticut. Commonwealth Editions.
- ^ "Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Connecticut Lighthouses--Black Rock Harbor Light". National Park Service. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ Light List. United States Coast Guard. 1900. p. 69.
- ^ "Bridgeport Harbor Lighthouse". New England Lighthouses. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ "Coast Guard Lighthouses". United States Coast Guard. January 26, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Foster, Kevin (1994). 1994 Inventory of Historic Light Stations. U.S. Department of the Interior. p. 386. ISBN 0-16-045100-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Connecticut". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017.
- ^ a b c d D'Entremont, Jeremy (2005). The Lighthouses of Connecticut. Commonwealth Editions. ISBN 978-1889833705.
- ^ Anderson, Kraig. "Five Mile Point (Old New Haven), CT". Lighthousefriends.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ "Great Captain Island Lighthouse, CT – LighthouseFriends". LighthouseFriends.com. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ Anderson, Kraig. "Morgan Point, CT". LighthouseFriends.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Morgan Point Lighthouse, New Haven, Connecticut". Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ "Sentinels of the Sea: Lighthouses". Mystic Seaport. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ Anderson, Kraig. "Mystic Seaport (Replica) Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends.com. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ Anderson, Kraig. "Sheffield Island, CT". LighthouseFriends.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ a b D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Sheffield Island Lighthouse, Norwalk, Connecticut". Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ "Southwest Ledge (New Haven Breakwater) Light". National Park Service. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Stamford Harbor Ledge Lighthouse, Stamford, Connecticut". Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ Anderson, Kraig. "Stonington Harbor, CT". LighthouseFriends.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Stonington Harbor Lighthouse, Stonington, Connecticut". Retrieved March 18, 2014.
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