Type:
Year Established:
1823
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Goat Island RI 2013.jpeg (535.27 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2013
Photo Credit:
Candace Clifford
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
GOAT ISLAND/NEWPORT HARBOR ENTRANCE
Latitude:
41° 29.36'
Longitude:
71° 19.39'
City / Town:
NEWPORT
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Location County:
NEWPORT
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1823
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE BLOCKS
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE BREAKWATER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
31 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
29 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL (ORIG. ATTACHED TO HOUSE)
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1865
OPTICS
Current Optic:
250 MM
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017