Location: Fishers Island Sound east approach (juncture
of Block Island Sound and Fishers Island Sound)
Nearest town: Westerly
41 18 12 N
71 51 30 W
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Accessibility: The lighthouse is closed to the
public. The grounds are open during the day, and a museum in
the oil house is open limited hours in summer. There is no parking
near the lighthouse; visitors must park in town and walk (about
15 minutes).
The Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum in one of the station's buildings is open July 1 to Labor Day; Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1-3
p.m.
Station established: 1808; Present lighthouse built:
1856; Automated: 1986
Construction material: Granite with brick lining
Height of tower: 45 feet; Height of focal plane: 61
feet
Earlier optic: Fourth order Fresnel (1856); Present
optic: VRB-25
Characteristic: Alternating red and white flash every
2.5 seconds
Fog signal: One blast every 30 seconds
Other buildings still standing: 1856 keeper's house,
oil house, garage, 1909 fog signal building
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation. Buildings
and grounds maintained by
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