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Newport Harbor Light
Map
LocationN. end of Goat Island, Newport Harbor, Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°29′35.92″N 71°19′37.34″W / 41.4933111°N 71.3270389°W / 41.4933111; -71.3270389
Tower
Constructed1823
FoundationGranite breakwater
ConstructionGranite blocks
Automated1963
Height35 feet (11 m)
ShapeOctagonal conical
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalnone
Light
First lit1842 (current tower)
Focal height33 feet (10 m)
LensFourth order Fresnel lens (original), 250 mm (9.8 in) (current)
Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
CharacteristicFixed Green
Newport Harbor Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Arealess than one acre
Built1865
MPSLighthouses of Rhode Island TR
NRHP reference No.88000276[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1988

The Newport Harbor Light, also known as the Goat Island Light or Green Light, built in 1842, is located on north end of Goat Island, which is part of the city of Newport, Rhode Island, United States, in Narragansett Bay.[2][3][4] The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 162.
  3. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-12-08). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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