Type:
Year Established:
1874
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Penfield Reef, CT - Mike & Carol McKinney.jpg (205.97 KB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
BLACK HARBOR ENTRANCE/LONG ISLAND SOUND
Latitude:
41° 7'
Longitude:
73° 13.3'
City / Town:
FAIRFIELD
U.S. State:
Connecticut
Location County:
FAIRFIELD
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1874
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
51 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
37 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1874
Keeper's Quarters Style:
SECOND EMPIRE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
GRANITE (INTEGRAL)
Other Structures:
BOATLANDING
OPTICS
Current Optic:
DCB-24
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1874
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017