Whale Rock Lighthouse
F🇺🇸Rhode Island, USInactive
Location & Light Range
About Whale Rock Lighthouse
The Whale Rock Lighthouse was constructed in 1882 and first lit in the same year. This sparkplug lighthouse marked Whale Rock, an island situated at the entrance to the West Passage of Narragansett Bay. The area around the rock was known to be dangerous for navigation. The lighthouse is no longer operational. Its function has been superseded by the Whale Rock Lighted Gong Buoy 3.
Background
Whale Rock Light was a sparkplug lighthouse marking Whale Rock, a dangerous island in the entrance to the West Passage of Narragansett Bay in Washington County, Rhode Island.
The rock is now marked by Whale Rock Lighted Gong Buoy 3.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
F
- Flash Type
- Fixed
Location
- City
- Rhode Island
- Country
- 🇺🇸US
- Latitude
- 41.4444°
- Longitude
- -71.4238°
Nearby Vessels
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1882
References & Identifiers
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q16903171 →
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