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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