Location: West side of the mouth of the Connecticut
River. Nearest town: Old Saybrook
41 16 17 N
72 20 35 W
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Accessibility: The lighthouse is not open to the
public. It is best seen by boat.
Station established: 1803; Present lighthouse built:
1838; Automated: 1978
Construction material: Granite; Height of tower: 65
feet; Height of focal plane: 71 feet
Earlier optic: Fourth-order Fresnel (1852); Present
optic: Fifth-order Fresnel (1890)
Characteristic: Fixed white
Other buildings still standing: 1966 keeper's house
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation
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