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Pomham Rocks Light is a historic lighthouse in the Providence River about 200 yards off the shoreline of the Riverside neighborhood of the city of East Providence, Rhode Island. It is the northernmost lighthouse in Narragansett Bay.

Location: Riverside Rd., East Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates: 41°46′39.062″N 71°22′10.394″W
Constructed: 1871
Foundation: Stone
Construction: Wood
Automated: 1974
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Shape: Octagonal on square house
Markings: White with black lantern and red roof on house
Fog signal: none
First lit: 1871
Deactivated: 1974-2006
Focal height: 67 feet (20 m)
Lens: 6th order Fresnel lens
Range: 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi)
Characteristic: Fixed Red

I was here July 11 2022 .I was able to get a view from the apartments above the island.

The lighthouse is owned by the Exxon Mobil Corporation and is leased to the American Lighthouse Foundation. Grounds/dwelling/tower closed.

Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse started offering boat trips to and tours of the lighthouse in 2020. Save the Bay offers lighthouse cruises that pass the lighthouse.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul;y 9 1979

Access: Car to view from across the bay and there are tours available at times