Type:
Year Established:
1829
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Great Captain Island CT 1983.jpg (14.72 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1983
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Western Long Island Sound
Latitude:
40° 59'
Longitude:
73° 37.4'
City / Town:
Greenwich
U.S. State:
Connecticut
Location County:
Fairfield
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1970
Year Tower Established:
1868
Tower Construction Material:
Granite/Wood
Tower Foundation:
Stone
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
73 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
46 feet
Tower Shape:
Octagonal
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1868
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Late Victorian
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Granite Rocks
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE, STORAGE BUILDING
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
Fourth Order, Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1858
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
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Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017