Five Mile Point Light, also known as Five Mile Point Lighthouse or Old New Haven Harbor Lighthouse, is a U.S. lighthouse in Long Island Sound on the coast of New Haven, Connecticut. Located at the entrance to New Haven Harbor, the beacon's name derives from its proximity to Downtown New Haven, about five miles away.

Location: New Haven County, US
Coordinates: 41°14′56″N 72°54′14″W
Constructed: 1847
Construction: Brownstone (tower), Brownstone (basement)
Tower height: 80 ft (24 m)
Tower shape: Octagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings: White (tower), Black (lantern)
Operator: Lighthouse Point Park
First lit: 1847
Deactivated: 1877
Lens: 12 lamps, 21 inch reflectors (1845)
Fourth order Fresnel lens (1855)
Range: 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi)
Characteristic: Decorative light

I visited here on August 16, 2021.

Non-residents of New Haven must pay for parking in the summer. For information on tours of the lighthouse contact the East Shore Ranger Station at (203) 691-3539.

The lighthouse is owned by the City of New Haven. Grounds open, dwelling/tower closed.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 1 1990

Access: Car , There is a parking fee when you enter the park

Coordinates are for reference only, do not use for navigation