CONIMICUT SHOAL

Year Established:
1868
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Ron Foster
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
MOUTH OF PROVIDENCE RIVER/NARRAGANSETT BAY
Latitude:
41° 43'
Longitude:
71° 20.7'
City / Town:
WARWICK
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Location County:
KENT
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. CONIMICUT SHOAL
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1883
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON
Tower Foundation:
CAST IRON/GRANITE CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
58 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
58 feet
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Tower Daymark:
White on Brown
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1883
Keeper's Quarters Style:
SPARK PLUG INTEGRAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
CAST IRON
Other Structures:
NONE

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
250 MM
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1868
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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