WayfarrowMusselbed Shoals Light
Lighthouse · Newport County, Rhode Island
Musselbed Shoals Light is a lighthouse in Newport County, Rhode Island. Rhode Island has 31 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 15 of them in Newport County.
Its light sits 26 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as F WRG, with a range of about 6 nautical miles; it was deactivated in 1938.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1873 lighthouse was rebuilt around 1879 and damaged in the 1938 hurricane, then removed in 1939; an automatic light on a skeleton tower now marks the shoal. It stands at 41.6363° N, 71.2599° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 26 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | F WRG |
| Range | 6 nautical miles |
| Deactivated | 1938 |
| Coordinates | 41.63630, -71.25990 |
Nearby places
- Bristol Ferry Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 0.5 mi
- Hog Island Shoal Lightlighthouse · Newport County · 0.7 mi
- Montopghost town · Bristol County · 2.8 mi
- Bridgeportghost town · Newport County · 2.9 mi
- Prudence Island Lightlighthouse · Newport County · 3.1 mi
- Borden Flats Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 6.5 mi
- Warwick Lightlighthouse · Kent County · 6.5 mi
- Sowamsghost town · Bristol County · 6.7 mi
- Conimicut Lightlighthouse · Kent County · 7.1 mi
- Conanicut Island Lightlighthouse · Newport County · 7.3 mi
- Nayatt Point Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 7.4 mi
- Gould Island Lightlighthouse · Newport County · 8.3 mi
Questions
Where is Musselbed Shoals Light?
Musselbed Shoals Light is in Newport County, Rhode Island, at 41.6363, -71.2599.
How many lighthouses are in Newport County?
Newport County, Rhode Island has 15 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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