Whipple Point

Alternate Name(s):
Stake Light
Year Established:
1879
Existing:
No
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File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
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LOCATION

Location:
WEST SIDE OF LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG
Latitude:
° '
Longitude:
° '
City / Town:
NEWPORT
U.S. State:
Vermont
Location County:
ORLEANS
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Whipple Point
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

Comments:

This was a 13-foot hexagonal wooden lighthouse with a focal plane of 25 feet. There is a replica of this lighthouse at Pomerleau Park in downtown Newport; it was built in 2011 and serves as a ticket booth for the tour boat Newport Belle.

Information from New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide (author Jeremy D'Entremont), www.newenglandlighthouses.net


Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018