WayfarrowFuller Rock Light
Lighthouse · Providence County, Rhode Island
Fuller Rock Light is a lighthouse in Providence County, Rhode Island. Rhode Island has 31 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in Providence County.
Its light sits 31 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Iso R 6s (a red light, equally on and off, repeating every 6 seconds); it was deactivated in 1923.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1872 tower was destroyed when acetylene tanks exploded on 5 Feb 1923. Today the old granite pier holds a modern skeletal tower about 20 ft tall, and sources disagree on whether it went up in 1977 or 1997. It stands at 41.7941° N, 71.3797° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 31 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Iso R 6s |
| Deactivated | 1923 |
| Coordinates | 41.79410, -71.37970 |
Nearby places
- Sassafras Point Lightlighthouse · Providence County · 0.8 mi
- Fort Hillghost town · Providence County · 1.3 mi
- Pomham Rocks Lightlighthouse · Providence County · 1.3 mi
- Cork Hillghost town · Providence County · 2.1 mi
- Sabin Point Lightlighthouse · Providence County · 2.2 mi
- Bellefonteghost town · Providence County · 2.3 mi
- Omegaghost town · Providence County · 3 mi
- Bullock's Point Lightlighthouse · Providence County · 4 mi
- Waylandghost town · Providence County · 4.7 mi
- Nayatt Point Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 5.2 mi
- Conimicut Lightlighthouse · Kent County · 5.6 mi
- Sowamsghost town · Bristol County · 6.5 mi
Questions
Where is Fuller Rock Light?
Fuller Rock Light is in Providence County, Rhode Island, at 41.7941, -71.3797.
How many lighthouses are in Providence County?
Providence County, Rhode Island has 5 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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