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Conanicut Light

(North Conanicut Light)

Jamestown, Rhode Island

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Location: North end of Conanicut Island

Nearest town: Jamestown

41 34 25 E
71 22 18 W

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Accessibility: This lighthouse is not open to the public and is best viewed by boat.

Station established: 1886; Discontinued: 1933

Construction material: Wood; Height of focal plane: 47 feet

Earlier optic: Fifth-order Fresnel

Present optic: None (automatic light on skeleton tower nearby)

Other buildings still standing: 1897 barn, 1901 oil house, 1907 fog signal building

Lighthouse is privately owned

Previous lighthouse: Goulds Island Light

Next lighthouse: Wickford Harbor Light

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