| New England Lighthouses: A
Virtual Guide
(Fort Point Light, Fort Constitution Light, New Castle Light) NOTE: The site for Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse is at www.portsmouthharborlighthouse.org |
© Jeremy D'Entremont
| Location:
Next to Fort Constitution, Piscataqua River, Portsmouth Harbor; off
Route 1B in New Castle, New Hampshire. 43 04 18 N 70 42 30 W MapQuest Link Station Established: 1771; Present Tower Built: 1878; Automated: 1960 Construction Material: Cast iron with brick lining Tower Height: 48 feet; Focal Plane: 52 feet Optic: Fourth-order Fresnel lens  Characteristic: Fixed Green; Visibility: 12 nautical miles Fog signal: One blast every 10 seconds Other buildings still standing: 1872 keeper's house, 1903 oil house Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation Lighthouse is managed by Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse A chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation |
| Related
sites: Fort Constitution Historic Site Fort Constitution Homepage (by Pete Payette) Seacoast NH.com New Castle, New Hampshire Home Page Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce U.S. Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor Previous lighthouse: White Island Light Next lighthouse: Whaleback Light |
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