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Avery Point Light or Avery Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Groton, Connecticut, United States, on the Avery Point Campus of the University of Connecticut. Although construction was completed in March 1943, the lighthouse was not lit until May 1944 due to concerns of possible enemy invasion.

Location: Groton, US
Coordinates: 41°18′54″N 72°03′50″W
Constructed: 1943
Construction: Concrete
Tower height: 55 ft (17 m)
Tower shape: Octagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings: Unpainted (tower), white (lantern), black (roof)
Power source: Solar power
Operator: Avery Point Lighthouse Society
Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place
First lit: 1944, 2006
Deactivated: 1967–2006 (reactivated)
Focal height: 56 ft (17 m)
Lens: LED
Range: 3.5 nmi (6.5 km; 4.0 mi)
Characteristic: Flashing Green 4s .

I visited this light on August 16 2021. On July 17 2023 I took a lighthouse cruise on the Cross Sound Ferry

The lighthouse is owned by the University of Connecticut. Grounds open, tower closed.

Good views of New London Harbor Lighthouse and New London Ledge Lighthouse can also be had from the campus.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 23 2002

Access: Car or boat

Coordinates are for reference only, do not use for navigation