Type:
Year Established:
1882
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
b_177_Whale_Rock_RI_US.jpeg (1.24 MB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Narragansett Bay West Channel
Latitude:
41° 26.4'
Longitude:
71° 25.27'
City / Town:
NARRAGANSETT
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1938
Disposition:
Destroyed in 1938 Hurricane; Replaced with Cylindrical Steel Tower and Later a Lighted Gong Buoy; Caisson Survives
Year Tower Established:
1882
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON
Tower Foundation:
CAST IRON/CONCRETE CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
73
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
71
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1882
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
CAST IRON
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1882
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018