Type:
Year Established:
1886
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2005
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
CONNECTICUT RIVER/LONG ISLAND SOUND
Latitude:
41° 15.8'
Longitude:
72° 20.6'
City / Town:
OLD SAYBROOK
U.S. State:
Connecticut
Location County:
MIDDLESEX
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1886
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON/BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
CAST IRON/CONCRETE CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
59 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
44 feet
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1886
Keeper's Quarters Style:
SPARK PLUG INTEGRAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
CAST IRON
Other Structures:
RADIOBEACON
OPTICS
Current Optic:
300 MM
Original Optic Type:
Forth ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1886
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017