In years past, I have provided picture and text descriptions of several lighthouses on New York's Long Island coast, both near New York City and further away. This week's lighthouse isn't on the Long Island coast; as the name indicates, it is on it's own little island, Race Rock, which is very close to the town of New London on the Connecticut coast. But the borderline puts it in New York.
The name of the lighthouse is Race Rock, similar to the Race Rocks lighthouse in British Columbia. So don't add the "s". This week's lighthouse can be found here.
There's quite a bit of information provided from the Lighthouse Directory below:
"1879 (Francis H. Smith and Thomas A. Scott). Active; focal plane 67 ft (20.5 m); red flash every 10 s. 45 ft (14 m) octagonal cylindrical granite tower with lantern and gallery, rising from one side of a 1-1/2 story granite Gothic revival keeper's house; all mounted on a granite caisson and protected by rip rap; rotating DCB-24 aerobeacon (1979). Lantern painted white, granite unpainted. Fog horn (two 2 s blasts every 30 s). ... This lighthouse is on a difficult and dangerous site; construction took 6 years. In 2005 the lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2009 the lighthouse became available for transfer under NHLPA, and in June 2013 ownership was transferred to the New London (Connecticut) Maritime Society. The Society has a web page for the lighthouse. The Society has made minor repairs, secured the lighthouse, and removed lead paint and bird droppings. In July 2022 the Society launched a drive to raise $2.284 million, the cost engineers estimate for a complete restoration. Located on a reef 3/4 mile (1.2 km) west southwest of Race Point, the western tip of Fisher's Island."
Lighthouse Friends has a page about this one, too.
The New London Maritime Society includes this page.
And now, a few pictures:
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