CASTLE HILL

Year Established:
1890
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1997
Photo Credit:
Mike & Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
NARRAGANSETT BAY EAST PASSAGE
Latitude:
41° 27.7'
Longitude:
71° 21.8'
City / Town:
NEWPORT
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Location County:
NEWPORT
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. CASTLE HILL
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1890
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE BLOCKS
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE BLOCKS
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
40 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
35 feet
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Tower Daymark:
half white
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Other Structures:
NONE

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
300 MM
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1890
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes

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