NAYATT POINT

Year Established:
1828
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1854
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2001.06.29
Photo Credit:
Mike & Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
NAYATT POINT/PROVIDENCE RIVER MOUTH
Latitude:
41° 43.28'
Longitude:
71° 20.02'
City / Town:
BARRINGTON
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Location County:
BRISTOL
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. NAYATT POINT
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1868
Year Tower Established:
1856
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
31 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
25 feet
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1828
Keeper's Quarters Style:
ATTACHED TO TOWER
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Current Optic:
REMOVED TO CONIMICUT LIGHT
Original Optic Type:
6 14 inch reflectors, FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1863
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017