Type:
Year Established:
1896
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
b_142_Great_Salt_Pond_RI_US.jpg (2.24 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Shore end of Great Salt Pond Breakwater
Latitude:
41° 11.44'
Longitude:
71° 35.26'
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
Light list data courtesy Gary RiemenschneiderSTRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1896
Tower Construction Material:
Wood
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
28 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
25 feet
Tower Shape:
Square
Tower Daymark:
Black
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
Lens Lantern
Year Original Lens Installed:
1896
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
Keepers for Block Island Breakwater Beacons were also responsible for Great Salt Pond Breakwater Beacons.