Type:
Year Established:
1884
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Sakonnet - Ralph Eshelman copy.jpg (570.6 KB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
LITTLE CORMORANT ROCK/SAKONNET RIVER
Latitude:
41° 27.11'
Longitude:
71° 12.1'
City / Town:
LITTLE COMPTON
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Location County:
NEWPORT
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1955-1997
Year Tower Established:
1884
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON W/BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE/IRON CAISSON ON ROCK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
69 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
43 feet
Tower Shape:
CONICAL ON CYLINDRICAL BASE
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1884
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
CAST IRON
Other Structures:
CISTERN
OPTICS
Current Optic:
SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1884
Private Aid:
Yes
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017