List of lighthouses in Connecticut

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The U.S. state of Connecticut has fourteen active lighthouses in the state, two of which are maintained as private aids; six are standing but inactive. Another was destroyed after its deactivation. The earliest lighthouse in the state was erected in 1760, but that tower, the first New London Harbor Light, was replaced in 1801, and its successor is the oldest surviving light in Connecticut, as well as the tallest. [1] The last officially recognized lighthouse in the state, the Avery Point Light, was constructed in 1943, but was not lit until the following year. [2] The Mystic Seaport Light, constructed in 1966, is a functioning replica housed with a historic Fresnel lens; it is classified as an unofficial and non-navigational aid.

NameLocationCoordinatesImageFocal
Height		Built [note 1] AutomatedDeactivatedStatus
Avery Point Light Groton 41°18′55″N72°03′49″W / 41.3153°N 72.0636°W / 41.3153; -72.0636 (Avery Point Light) Avery Point Lighthouse, June 2014.JPG 55 ft (17 m) [3] 1944 [3] 1967–2006 [3] Active; private aid
Black Rock Harbor Light Fayerweather Island 41°08′32″N73°13′02″W / 41.1423°N 73.2173°W / 41.1423; -73.2173 (Black Rock Harbor Light) Black Rock Harbor Lighthouse.JPG 44 ft (13 m) [4] 1808/1823 [5] : 49 1932 [5] : 49 Relit in 2000 as non-navigational light. [6]
Bridgeport Harbor Light Bridgeport 41°09′24″N73°10′47″W / 41.1567°N 73.1798°W / 41.1567; -73.1798 (Bridgeport Harbor Light) BridgeportHarborLight.jpg 52 ft (16 m) [7] 1851/1871 [8] 1953Destroyed by fire in 1953 while dismantling the lighthouse; was replaced with a skeleton tower. [9]
Falkner Island Light Guilford 41°12′44″N72°39′13″W / 41.2121°N 72.6536°W / 41.2121; -72.6536 (Falkner Island Light) Faulkners IslandLight (New Haven County, Connecticut).jpg 94 ft (29 m) [10] : 30 1802 [10] : 30 1978 [11] —Active
Five Mile Point Light [note 2] New Haven 41°14′56″N72°54′14″W / 41.2490°N 72.9038°W / 41.2490; -72.9038 (Five Mile Point Light) [13] Five Mile Point Lighthouse - New Haven CT.jpg 97 ft (30 m) [10] : 30 1805/1845 [10] : 30 1877 [10] : 30 Inactive
Great Captain Island Light Greenwich 40°58′57″N73°37′25″W / 40.9825°N 73.6235°W / 40.9825; -73.6235 (Great Captain Island Light) GreatCaptainIslandLighthouse.jpg 51 ft (16 m)1830/1868 [10] : 30 1970 [10] : 30 Non-navigational light [14]
Greens Ledge Light Norwalk 41°02′30″N73°26′38″W / 41.0418°N 73.4438°W / 41.0418; -73.4438 (Greens Ledge Light) Greens Ledge Lighthouse Norwalk CT.jpg 62 ft (19 m) [10] : 31 1902 [10] : 31 1972 [11] —Active
Lynde Point Light [note 3] Old Saybrook 41°16′17″N72°20′35″W / 41.2715°N 72.3430°W / 41.2715; -72.3430 (Lynde Point Light) Lynde Lighthouse, Old Saybrook, Connecticut.jpg 71 ft (22 m) [10] : 32 1803/1838 [10] : 32 1975 [11] —Active
Morgan Point Light Noank 41°18′59″N71°59′22″W / 41.3164°N 71.9894°W / 41.3164; -71.9894 (Morgan Point Light) [15] MORGAN POINT LIGHTHOUSE IN NOANK, CT.jpg 61 ft (19 m) [16] 1831/1868 [10] : 33 1919 [10] : 33 Inactive
Mystic Seaport Light Mystic, Connecticut 41°12′51″N71°34′52″W / 41.2141°N 71.5811°W / 41.2141; -71.5811 (Mystic Seaport Light) Mystic Seaport Lighthouse.JPG 26 ft (7.9 m) [17] 1966 [18] ——museum replica of Brant Point Light; not an aid to navigation
New London Harbor Light New London 41°19′00″N72°05′23″W / 41.3166°N 72.0898°W / 41.3166; -72.0898 (New London Harbor Light) New London Harbor Light 1984.jpg 89 ft (27 m) [10] : 34 1760/1801 [10] : 34 1912 [11] —Active
New London Ledge Light New London 41°18′21″N72°04′39″W / 41.3059°N 72.0774°W / 41.3059; -72.0774 (New London Ledge Light) Ledge Light KevinPepin.JPG 58 ft (18 m) [10] : 34 1760/1909 [10] : 34 1987 [11] —Active
Pecks Ledge Light Norwalk 41°04′39″N73°22′11″W / 41.0774°N 73.3697°W / 41.0774; -73.3697 (Pecks Ledge Light) Pecks Ledge Lighthouse Norwalk CT.jpg 61 ft (19 m) [10] : 35 1906 [10] : 35 1933 [11] —Active
Penfield Reef Light Fairfield 41°07′02″N73°13′20″W / 41.1171°N 73.2221°W / 41.1171; -73.2221 (Penfield Reef Light) Penfield Reef Light 1.jpg 51 ft (16 m) [10] : 35 1874 [10] : 35 1971 [11] —Active
Saybrook Breakwater Light [note 4] Old Saybrook 41°15′48″N72°20′34″W / 41.2632°N 72.3427°W / 41.2632; -72.3427 (Saybrook Breakwater Light) Saybrook breakwater light.jpg 58 ft (18 m) [10] : 36 1886 [10] : 36 1959 [11] —Active
Sheffield Island Light Norwalk 41°02′56″N73°25′09″W / 41.0488°N 73.4192°W / 41.0488; -73.4192 (Sheffield Island Light) [19] Sheffield Island Light 01.jpg 51 ft (16 m) [20] 1828/1868 [20] 1902 [10] : 36 Inactive
Southwest Ledge Light New Haven 41°14′04″N72°54′44″W / 41.2344°N 72.9122°W / 41.2344; -72.9122 (Southwest Ledge Light) SouthwestLedge NewHaven.jpg 57 ft (17 m) [21] 1877 [10] : 37 1973 [11] —Active
Stamford Harbor Ledge Light Stamford 41°00′49″N73°32′34″W / 41.0136°N 73.5428°W / 41.0136; -73.5428 (Stamford Harbor Ledge Light) PostcardStamfordCTLighthouse1912.jpg 80 ft (24 m) [22] 1882 [10] : 38 1953 [10] : 38 Active; private aid
Stonington Harbor Light Stonington 41°19′43″N71°54′20″W / 41.3285°N 71.9055°W / 41.3285; -71.9055 (Stonington Harbor Light) [23] Stonington Harbor Lighthouse 2007.jpg 62 ft (19 m) [24] 1823/1840 [10] : 39 1889 [10] : 39 Inactive; museum [10] : 39 
Stratford Point Light Stratford 41°09′07″N73°06′12″W / 41.1520°N 73.1032°W / 41.1520; -73.1032 (Stratford Point Light) Stratfpt.jpg 52 ft (16 m) [10] : 39 1822/1881 [10] : 39 1970 [11] —Active
Stratford Shoal Light Long Island Sound east of Bridgeport 41°03′35″N73°06′05″W / 41.0598°N 73.1013°W / 41.0598; -73.1013 (Stratford Shoal Light) Stratford Shoal Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Bridgeport vicinity (Fairfield County, Connecticut).jpg 60 ft (18 m) [10] : 40 1877 [10] : 40 1970 [11] —Active
Tongue Point Light [note 5] Bridgeport 41°10′00″N73°10′39″W / 41.1666°N 73.1775°W / 41.1666; -73.1775 (Tongue Point Light) Bridgeport tongue point lighthouse (14423193775).jpg 31 ft (9.4 m) [10] : 29 1895 [10] : 29 1954 [10] : 29 1954 [10] : 29 Active [10] : 29 

Notes

  1. ↑ If there is a second date, it represents the date the most recent tower was lit.
  2. ↑ Also known as New Haven Harbor Light. [12] : 85 
  3. ↑ Also known as Saybrook Inner Light [12] : 115 
  4. ↑ Also known as Saybrook Outer Light [12] : 121 
  5. ↑ Also known as Bridgeport Breakwater Light or Bug Light [12] : 61 

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Connecticut". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Historic Information: The Avery Point Lighthouse". Avery Point Lighthouse Society. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Avery Point Lighthouse, Groton, Connecticut". Archived from the original on November 4, 1999. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Black Rock Harbor (Fayerweather Island) Light". National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  5. 1 2 D'Entremont, Jeremy. The Lighthouses of Connecticut. Commonwealth Editions.
  6. ↑ "Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Connecticut Lighthouses--Black Rock Harbor Light". National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 6, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  7. ↑ Light List. United States Coast Guard. 1900. p.  69.
  8. ↑ "Bridgeport Harbor Lighthouse". New England Lighthouses. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Coast Guard Lighthouses". United States Coast Guard. January 26, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Foster, Kevin (1994). 1994 Inventory of Historic Light Stations. U.S. Department of the Interior. p. 386. ISBN   0-16-045100-0.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Connecticut". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 D'Entremont, Jeremy (2005). The Lighthouses of Connecticut. Commonwealth Editions. ISBN   978-1889833705.
  13. ↑ Anderson, Kraig. "Five Mile Point (Old New Haven), CT". Lighthousefriends.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Great Captain Island Lighthouse, CT – LighthouseFriends". LighthouseFriends.com. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  15. ↑ Anderson, Kraig. "Morgan Point, CT". LighthouseFriends.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  16. ↑ D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Morgan Point Lighthouse, New Haven, Connecticut". Archived from the original on October 11, 1999. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Sentinels of the Sea: Lighthouses". Mystic Seaport. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  18. ↑ Anderson, Kraig. "Mystic Seaport (Replica) Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends.com. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  19. ↑ Anderson, Kraig. "Sheffield Island, CT". LighthouseFriends.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  20. 1 2 D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Sheffield Island Lighthouse, Norwalk, Connecticut". Archived from the original on October 12, 1999. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Southwest Ledge (New Haven Breakwater) Light". National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  22. ↑ D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Stamford Harbor Ledge Lighthouse, Stamford, Connecticut". Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  23. ↑ Anderson, Kraig. "Stonington Harbor, CT". LighthouseFriends.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  24. ↑ D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Stonington Harbor Lighthouse, Stonington, Connecticut". Archived from the original on October 12, 1999. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

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