Alternate Name(s):
WHITE ISLAND
Type:
Year Established:
1821
Existing:
Yes
Download:
ISLES OF SHOALS IMG_2375dj_1.jpg (5.36 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
June 18, 2016
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
LOCATION
Location:
WHITE ISLAND/SOUTHERNMOST OF ISLES OF SHOALS ISLAND GROUP
Latitude:
42° 58'
Longitude:
70° 37.4'
City / Town:
RYE
U.S. State:
New Hampshire
Location County:
ROCKINGHAM
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1859
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
SURFACE ROCK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
82
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
58
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Tower Daymark:
WHITE WITH BLACK LANTERN
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Other Structures:
COVERED WALKWAY BETWEEN TOWER AND KEEPERS' QUARTERS (DESTROYED IN 2007 STORM AND RECONSTRUCTED IN 2011), GENERATOR BUILDING
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VLB-44 (LED), SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1986
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017
Tower was restored in 2005 largely through the efforts of the Lighthouse Kids, local seventh grade students. The light station is now owned by the State of New Hampshire.
Information from New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide website at www.newenglandlighthouses.net, author Jeremy D'Entremont