10 Rhode Island Lighthouses of Narragansett Bay
This 90-minute cruise showcases some of Rhode Island’s most beautiful Lighthouses. Our captain will take you throughout Narragansett Bay bringing you up close and personal to these historic landmarks; this truly is a one-of-a-kind cruise that you will remember forever. Below are the Rhode Island Lighthouses you will see along the way as well as their factual information, don’t forget to bring your camera and binoculars!
Poplar Point Lighthouse
Location: Wickford, Rhode IslandAccessibility: This lighthouse is not open to the public
Established: 1831; Present lighthouse built: 1831; Discontinued: 1882
Construction material: Wood
Height of focal plane: 48 feet
Lighthouse is privately owned.
- click image to enlarge -Plum Beach Lighthouse
Location: West passage of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Accessibility: The lighthouse is not open to the public and is best viewed by boat, it can also be seen as you drive over the Jamestown Bridge.
Station established: 1899; Present lighthouse built: 1899; Discontinued: 1941
Construction material: Cast iron
Height of tower: 53 feet; Height of focal plane: 54 feet
Lighthouse is owned by: Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc., North Kingstown, RI
Characteristics: Solar powered beacon flashing every five seconds with a one second duration followed by four seconds of darkness. Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation.
Website: www.plumbeachlighthouse.org
- click image to enlarge -Dutch Island Lighthouse
Location: West passage of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Accessibility: The lighthouse is not open to the public and is best seen by boat.
Station established: 1826; Present lighthouse built: 1857; Discontinued: 1979; Relighted 2007
Construction material: Brick
Height of tower: 42 feet; Height of focal plane: 56 feet
Other buildings still standing: Small concrete storage building, remains of cistern.
Lighthouse is owned by: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
Characteristics: Red light; two seconds on and four seconds off. Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation. Website: www.dutchislandlighthouse.org
- click image to enlarge -Whale Rock Lighthouse
Location: The entrance of the West Passage of Narragansett Bay
Nearest town: Narragansett, Rhode Island
Station established: 1882; Destroyed: 1938 Hurricane
- click image to enlarge -Beavertail Lighthouse
Location: Jamestown, Conanicut Island, Rhode Island
Accessibility: The grounds are open to the public, and there is a museum in the assistant keeper's house. The tower is not open to the public.
Station established: 1749; Present lighthouse built: 1856; Automated: 1972
Construction material: Granite
Height of tower: 53 feet; Height of focal plane: 54 feet
Other buildings still standing: 1856 keeper's house, 1898 assistant keeper's house, oil house, storage building, garage.
Museum in the keeper's house maintained by: Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association.
Characteristics: Flashing white every six seconds; Fog signal: One blast every 30 seconds. Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation.
Website: www.beavertaillight.org
- click image to enlarge -Castle Hill Lighthouse
Location: Newport, Rhode Island in the East passage of Narragansett Bay
Accessibility: The lighthouse is not open but the grounds are adjacent to the Castle Hill Inn and are open to the public.
Station established: 1890; Present lighthouse built: 1890; Automated: 1957
Construction material: Granite
Height of tower: 34 feet
Characteristics: Six seconds red alternating with six seconds darkness. Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation.
- click image to enlarge -Lime Rock Lighthouse (Ida Lewis Yacht Club)
Location: Newport Harbor, Rhode Island
Accessibility: The yacht club is not open to the general public on a regular basis. Best views are from the harbor.
Station established: 1854; Discontinued: 1927 (relighted later as a private aid)
Construction material: Stone Height of tower: 13 feet; Height of focal plane: 30 feet
Present optic: Lantern in original tower, lit May to October. Building is now the Ida Lewis Yacht Club Other buildings still standing: 1856 keeper's house Website: Ida Lewis Yacht Club
- click image to enlarge -Newport Harbor Lighthouse (Goat Island Lighthouse)
Location: Newport Harbor, Rhode Island
Accessibility: The yacht club is not open to the general public on a regular basis. Best views are from the harbor.
Station established: 1823; Present lighthouse built: 1842; Automated: 1963
Construction material: Granite
Height of tower: 35 feet
Characteristic: Fixed green
Managed by: American Lighthouse Foundation, ME
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation.
- click image to enlarge -Rose Island Lighthouse
Location: Outside Newport Harbor, Rhode Island
Accessibility: Rose Island is accessible by ferry from Newport or Jamestown.
Station established: 1870; Deactivated: 1971 - 1992, Re-Lighted 1993
Construction material: Wood with masonry foundation
Height of tower: 35 feet; Height of focal plane: 48 feet
Characteristics: Flashing white every six seconds
Other buildings still standing: 1912 brick oil house, fog signal building.
Private aid to navigation/guest house. Managed by: Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation Website: www.roseislandlighthouse.org
- click image to enlarge -Conanicut Lighthouse
Location: Conanicut Lighthouse, Jamestown Rhode Island
Accessibility: This lighthouse is not open to the public and is best viewed by boat.
Station established: 1886; Discontinued: 1933
Construction material: Wood
Present optic: None
Other buildings still standing: 1897 barn, 1901 oil house, 1907 fog signal building
Characteristics: Flashing white every six seconds
Other buildings still standing: 1912 brick oil house, fog signal building. Lighthouse is privately owned
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