Type:
Year Established:
1831
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Morgan Point CT 2005.jpg (6.18 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2005
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
WEST SIDE OF MOUTH OF MYSTIC RIVER
Latitude:
41° 18.59'
Longitude:
71° 59.24'
City / Town:
NOANK (GROTON)
U.S. State:
Connecticut
Location County:
NEW LONDON
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1919
Year Tower Established:
1868
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD TOWER ON GRANITE DWELLING
Tower Foundation:
NATURAL GRANITE SHELF
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
60 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
44 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL
Tower Daymark:
white
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1869
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
GRANITE BLOCKS
OPTICS
Current Optic:
REMOVED
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017