Light Houses of Rhode Island THE guide and gallery for the lighthouses of Rhode Island
Beavertail Light
Beavertail Light is located at the south end of Jamestown. It’s one of the oldest lights in the country. View Beavertail Light in a larger map
Bristol Ferry Light
Bristol Ferry light sits in the shadows of the Mount Hope Bridge. It used to mark the Bristol end of the ferry running from Bristol to Portsmouth on Aquidneck Island. Access is pretty trick as the bridge is marked with homeland security signs saying you need to stay 25 yards away, and the road is […]
Castle Hill
Castle Hill is in Newport Rhode Island and protects the eastern side of the east passage into Narragansett Bay. It’s technically on private property, the Inn at Castle Hill owns all the access, but if you’re there during the day just stop in the bar for a drink and they won’t mind you wandering out […]
Conanicut Light
Conanicut Light is also known as North Light. It’s on the north end of Conanicut Island which is the Island Jamestown is on. It’s retired and the light has been removed, it’s now just a private residence. Access is restricted to looking over their fence from the road if or shooting from Quonset point with […]
Conimicut Light
Conimicut Lighthouse is in Warwick Rhode Island and marks the entrance to the shipping channel into Providence Harbor. View Conimicut Light in a larger map
Dutch Island Light
Dutch Island Light sits on….. you guessed it, DUTCH ISLAND! Dutch Island sits in the middle of the west passage between Jamestown and Saunderstown. It’s uninhabited and has former military fortifications that are falling appart so access is restricted at this point. View Dutch Island Light in a larger map
Goat Island Light
Goat Island light is on the north end of Goat Island in Newport Rhode Island. The Causeway out to the island has ~10 parking spaces on the right hand side you can use to park in, otherwise pay attention to the parking signs around the neighborhood. Newport allows you to park during the day, but […]
Hog Island Shoal Light
Hog Island Shoal light sits on the south east side of Hog Island. The best place to shoot it from is the western shore of Portsmouth, or by boat. You can also shoot from the same area you shoot Bristol Ferry light from, but it’s further from you from that location and it’s a harder […]
Ida Lewis
Ida Lewis Light marked the entrance to Newport Harbor. It’s now one of the premier yacht clubs in Rhode Island. View Ida Lewis Light in a larger map
Nyatt Point Lighthouse
Nyatt Point Lighthouse is now a private residence in Barrington Rhode Island. Access is pretty limited. You need to use the public access to the beach east of the house and stay on the rocks below their sea wall as you approach. View Nyatt Point Light in a larger map
North Light, Block Island
There are two “North Lights” in Rhodes Island. This is the light on the north end of Block Island. The other is Conanicut light, on the north end of Jamestown/Conanicut Island. North Light BI is one of the more prominent lighthouses in RI. It’s massive. It takes a bit of effort to get here, you […]
Plum Beach Light
Plum Beach Light is one of Rhode Island’s iconic lights. Why? Well, because it’s on one of Rhode Island’s specialty license plates! I actually have them for both of our vehicles. It’s not really a necessary light anymore even though it’s restored and working, because it sits very close to the Jamestown Verrazano Bridge which has all […]
Point Judith
Point Judith is a Coast Guard Station at the south western entrance to Narragansett Bay. It’s in the town of Narragansett as well. It’s best viewed from Camp Cronin just to the west of the light as access is restricted before sunrise and after sunset at the lighthouse itself. View Point Judith in a larger […]
Pomham Light
Pomham light sits in the shipping lanes in Providence Rhode Island. It’s actually very similar to Rose Island Light in terms of it’s design. Access to shoot the light is pretty limited, you’re basically stuck shooting from the bike path (which is well worth the ride while you’re there). You can shoot from the west […]
Poplar Point
Poplar Point is a beautiful lighthouse turned residence in Wickford Rhode Island. It protects the south side of the entrance to Wickford harbor. The streets in the neighborhood are all marked for no parking durning the day, so you’ll either have to go before 8am or after 6pm (which is fine for sunsets and rises) […]
Prudence Island Light
Prudence Island light sits on the east side of Prudence Island. It’s quite a long way out there if you try to shoot from Aquidneck Island. The shot above is taken from NEB in Portsmouth. You can take a ferry out from Bristol that costs ~$7 per person round trip. The ferry is only there […]
Rose Island
Rose Island light sits on Rose Island in Narragansett Bay between Newport and Jamestown. View Rose Island Light in a larger map
Sakonnet
Sakonnet light is off the coast of the south eastern entrance to the Sakonnet river. It’s best shot from land by hiking out Llyod’s beach in Little Compton RI. Parking on Rhode Island ave is very tight, there’s maybe 3 spots so be sure to check the signs. You can park at the boat launching […]
Southeast Light
Southeast light is the second light on Block Island. It’s another very prominent light. It sits high atop the bluff on the South East end of the island. They’ve had to move it back in recent years as the bluff is eroding. It’s also not an easy light to get to, you have to take […]
Warwick Light
Warwick Light is another active Coast Guard Station. For this reason access is pretty limited as you can see above. Your best options for getting some good pictures of the light are to either shoot over the fence (which is about 7′ tall), shoot through the fence, or go by water. The road out to […]
Watch Hill
Watch Hill is an active Coast Guard station on the south western tip of Rhode Island. You can actually see a lighthouse in Connecticut when you go to visit Watch Hill. Access here is a bit tricky as you have to walk down a private road to get to the light. There’s a sign that […]