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If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List,[1] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.

Main article: List of lighthouses in the United States

Connecticut

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Main article: List of lighthouses in Connecticut
  • See also "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Connecticut". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-19.
  • Note: All entries here show the current tower's status, for a more detailed list see the main article
Name Image Location Coordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current Lens Focal Height
Avery Point Light Groton 41°18′55″N 72°03′49″W / 41.3153°N 72.0636°W / 41.3153; -72.0636 (Avery Point Light) 1944[2] Unknown Active
(Inactive: 1967-2006[2]) 		LED 055 55 ft (17 m)[2]
Black Rock Harbor Light Bridgeport
(Fayerweather Island) 		41°08′32″N 73°13′02″W / 41.1423°N 73.2173°W / 41.1423; -73.2173 (Black Rock Harbor Light) 1808[3]
(Former)
1823[3]
(Current) 		Never 1932[3]
(Relit in 2000[4]) 		Decorative 044 44 ft (13 m)[5]
Bridgeport Harbor Light Bridgeport 41°09′24″N 73°10′47″W / 41.1567°N 73.1798°W / 41.1567; -73.1798 (Bridgeport Harbor Light) 1851[6] (Former)
1871[6] (Last L. H.) 		Never 1953[7]
(Destroyed by fire) 		None 052 52 ft (16 m)[8]
Falkner Island Light Guilford
(Falkner Island) 		41°12′44″N 72°39′13″W / 41.2121°N 72.6536°W / 41.2121; -72.6536 (Falkner Island Light) 1802[9] 1978[10] Active VLB-44 094 94 ft (29 m)[9]
Five Mile Point
aka: New Haven Harbor Light[11] 		New Haven 41°14′56″N 72°54′14″W / 41.2490°N 72.9038°W / 41.2490; -72.9038 (Five Mile Point Light)[12] 1805[9] (Former)
1847[9] (Current) 		Never 1877[9] None 097 97 ft (30 m)[9]
Great Captain Island Light Greenwich 40°58′57″N 73°37′25″W / 40.9825°N 73.6235°W / 40.9825; -73.6235 (Great Captain Island Light) 1830[9] (Former)
1868[9] (Current) 		1970[9] Active
(Inactive: 1970-2011) 		FA-251 optic 051 51 ft (16 m)
Greens Ledge Light Norwalk 41°02′30″N 73°26′38″W / 41.0418°N 73.4438°W / 41.0418; -73.4438 (Greens Ledge Light) 1902[9] 1972[10] Active VRB-25 062 62 ft (19 m)[9]
Lynde Point Light
aka: Saybrook Inner Light[11] 		Old Saybrook 41°16′17″N 72°20′35″W / 41.2715°N 72.3430°W / 41.2715; -72.3430 (Lynde Point Light) 1803[9] (Former)
1839[13]
(Current) 		1978[13] Active Fifth-order Fresnel 071 71 ft (22 m)[9]
Morgan Point Light Noank 41°18′59″N 71°59′22″W / 41.3164°N 71.9894°W / 41.3164; -71.9894 (Morgan Point Light)[14] 1831[9] (Former)
1868[9] (Current) 		Never 1919[9]
(Now a private house) 		None 061 61 ft (19 m)[15]
Mystic Seaport Light Mystic 41°12′51″N 71°34′52″W / 41.2141°N 71.5811°W / 41.2141; -71.5811 (Mystic Seaport Light) 1966
(Replica) 		— Active Fourth-order Fresnel 026 26 ft (7.9 m)[16]
New London Harbor Light New London 41°19′00″N 72°05′23″W / 41.3166°N 72.0898°W / 41.3166; -72.0898 (New London Harbor Light) 1760[9] (Former)
1801[9] (Current) 		1912[10] Active Fourth-order Fresnel 089 89 ft (27 m)[9]
New London Ledge Light New London 41°18′21″N 72°04′39″W / 41.3059°N 72.0774°W / 41.3059; -72.0774 (New London Ledge Light) 1760[9] (Former)
1909[9] (Current) 		1987[10] Active VRB-25 058 58 ft (18 m)[9]
Pecks Ledge Light Norwalk 41°04′39″N 73°22′11″W / 41.0774°N 73.3697°W / 41.0774; -73.3697 (Pecks Ledge Light) 1906[9] 1933[10] Active VLB-44 (LED) 061 61 ft (19 m)[9]
Penfield Reef Light Fairfield 41°07′02″N 73°13′20″W / 41.1171°N 73.2221°W / 41.1171; -73.2221 (Penfield Reef Light) 1874[9] 1971[10] Active VRB-25 051 51 ft (16 m)[9]
Saybrook Breakwater Light
aka: Saybrook Outer Light[11] 		Old Saybrook 41°15′48″N 72°20′34″W / 41.2632°N 72.3427°W / 41.2632; -72.3427 (Saybrook Breakwater Light) 1886[9] 1959[10] Active 300mm 058 58 ft (18 m)[9]
Sheffield Island Light Norwalk 41°02′56″N 73°25′09″W / 41.0488°N 73.4192°W / 41.0488; -73.4192 (Sheffield Island Light)[17] 1828[18]
(Former)
1868[18]
(Current) 		1993 Active
(Inactive: 1902—2011) 		Unknown 051 51 ft (16 m)[18]
Southwest Ledge Light New Haven 41°14′04″N 72°54′44″W / 41.2344°N 72.9122°W / 41.2344; -72.9122 (Southwest Ledge Light) 1877[9] 1973[10] Active VRB-25 057 57 ft (17 m)[19]
Stamford Harbor Ledge Light Stamford 41°00′49″N 73°32′34″W / 41.0136°N 73.5428°W / 41.0136; -73.5428 (Stamford Harbor Ledge Light) 1882[9] 1953[9] Active
(Inactive: 1953—1985) 		200mm 080 80 ft (24 m)[20]
Stonington Harbor Light Stonington 41°19′43″N 71°54′20″W / 41.3285°N 71.9055°W / 41.3285; -71.9055 (Stonington Harbor Light)[21] 1823[9]
(Former)
1840[9]
(Current) 		Never 1889[9]
(Now a museum) 		None 062 62 ft (19 m)[22]
Stratford Point Light Stratford 41°09′07″N 73°06′12″W / 41.1520°N 73.1032°W / 41.1520; -73.1032 (Stratford Point Light) 1822[9]
(Former)
1881[9]
(Current) 		1970[10] Active 190mm 052 52 ft (16 m)[9]
Stratford Shoal Light Long Island Sound
(E. of Bridgeport) 		41°03′35″N 73°06′05″W / 41.0598°N 73.1013°W / 41.0598; -73.1013 (Stratford Shoal Light) 1877[9] 1970[10] Active VRB-25 060 60 ft (18 m)[9]
Tongue Point Light
aka: Bridgeport Breakwater Light
or Bug Light[11] 		Bridgeport 41°10′00″N 73°10′39″W / 41.1666°N 73.1775°W / 41.1666; -73.1775 (Tongue Point Light) 1895[9] 1954[9] Active 155mm 031 31 ft (9.4 m)[9]

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References

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  1. ^ Light List, Volume II, Atlantic Coast, Shrewsbury River, New Jersey to Little River, South Carolina (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012.
  2. ^ a b c D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Avery Point Lighthouse, Groton, Connecticut". Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c D'Entremont, Jeremy. The Lighthouses of Connecticut. Commonwealth Editions.
  4. ^ "Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Connecticut Lighthouses--Black Rock Harbor Light". National Park Service. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  5. ^ "Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Black Rock Harbor (Fayerweather Island) Light". National Park Service. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Bridgeport Harbor Lighthouse". New England Lighthouses. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  7. ^ "Coast Guard Lighthouses". United States Coast Guard. January 26, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  8. ^ Light List. United States Coast Guard. 1900. p. 69.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap Foster, Kevin (1994). 1994 Inventory of Historic Light Stations. U.S. Department of the Interior. p. 386. ISBN 0-16-045100-0.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Connecticut". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-19.
  11. ^ a b c d D'Entremont, Jeremy (2005). The Lighthouses of Connecticut. Commonwealth Editions. ISBN 978-1889833705.
  12. ^ Anderson, Kraig. "Five Mile Point (Old New Haven), CT". Lighthousefriends.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  13. ^ a b Anderson, Kraig. "Lighthouse Friends Home Page Lynde Point (Saybrook Inner), CT". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  14. ^ Anderson, Kraig. "Morgan Point, CT". LighthouseFriends.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  15. ^ D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Morgan Point Lighthouse, New Haven, Connecticut". Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  16. ^ "Sentinels of the Sea: Lighthouses". Mystic Seaport. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  17. ^ Anderson, Kraig. "Sheffield Island, CT". LighthouseFriends.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  18. ^ a b c D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Sheffield Island Lighthouse, Norwalk, Connecticut". Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  19. ^ "Southwest Ledge (New Haven Breakwater) Light". National Park Service. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  20. ^ D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Stamford Harbor Ledge Lighthouse, Stamford, Connecticut". Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  21. ^ Anderson, Kraig. "Stonington Harbor, CT". LighthouseFriends.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  22. ^ D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Stonington Harbor Lighthouse, Stonington, Connecticut". Retrieved March 18, 2014.
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