Essex Reef Lighthouse
Fl G 4s🇺🇸Connecticut, USOperational
Location & Light Range
About Essex Reef Lighthouse
A wooden tower was erected in 1889 on Essex Reef, marking the Connecticut River. This structure was later replaced by a skeleton tower by 1919. A few years before 1931, the light was converted to an automatic gas light. The current 7.9-meter skeleton tower serves as an active daymark. It emits a green flash every 4 seconds.
Why it matters: The light aided navigation on the Connecticut River for many years.
Background
The Essex Reef Light or Essex Reef Post Light, also known as Hayden's Point Light, was a light in Essex, Connecticut on the Connecticut River. The 21-foot (6.4 m) wooden tower was erected in 1889 and replaced with a skeleton tower by 1919. The skeleton tower was further altered to an automatic gas light a few years prior to 1931. Its keeper, Gilbert Burnett "Bernie" Hayden served for 30 years. As of 2014, a 26-foot (7.9 m) skeleton tower serves as an active daymark and it has a green flash every 4 seconds.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl G 4s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 4s
- Focal Height
- 8m
Location
- City
- Connecticut
- Country
- 🇺🇸US
- Latitude
- 41.3452°
- Longitude
- -72.3767°
Nearby Vessels
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1889
References & Identifiers
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q16891179 →
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