Block Island Southeast Light
New Shoreham, RI · Active aid to navigation
No access information published
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Access source: Federal records checked: the U.S. Coast Guard AtoN / Light List record for this aid and its National Register of Historic Places record · Checked 2026-11-12
Owner / operator: U.S. Coast Guard (active aid to navigation)
The light
| Location | New Shoreham, RI (Washington County) |
|---|---|
| Status | Active aid to navigation (USCG AtoN file) |
| Light List number | 640 |
| Light characteristic | Fl G 5s |
| Height of light above water | 67 ft (USCG AtoN) |
| Structure | Red-brick octagonal, pyramidal tower attached to dwelling |
| National Register of Historic Places | Listed 8/6/1990 · Reference #90001131 |
| Position | 41.15341, -71.55206 (federal record; not for navigation) |
| Coast Guard remark | Lighted throughout 24 hours. Emergency light of reduced intensity when main light is extinguished. Emergency light is offset from main light. HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl). MRASS-Fog signal is radio activated, during times of reduced visibility, turn marine VHF-FM radio to channel 83A/157.175Mhz. Key microphone 5 times consecutively, to activate fog signal for 45 minutes. |
Sources
USCG AtoN file via NOAA MarineCadastre (USCG NAVCEN data); NPS National Register of Historic Places listed-properties database (nps.gov).