Type:
Year Established:
1789
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
New London Harbor CT 1996 TAT.jpg (6.85 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1996
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
WEST SIDE OF HARBOR ENTRANCE
Latitude:
41° 19'
Longitude:
72° 5.4'
City / Town:
NEW LONDON
U.S. State:
Connecticut
Location County:
NEW LONDON
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1801
Tower Construction Material:
BROWNSTONE/BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
SURFACE ROCK/STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
89 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
85 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1863
Keeper's Quarters Style:
GABLE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
NONE
OPTICS
Current Optic:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
11 LAMPS W/13-INCH REFLECTORS
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017