WayfarrowWhale Rock Light
Lighthouse · Newport County, Rhode Island
Whale Rock Light is a lighthouse in Newport County, Rhode Island. Rhode Island has 31 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 15 of them in Newport County.
It guards Narragansett Bay; it was deactivated in 1938; the structure is built of cast iron.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1882 sparkplug lighthouse was swept off its base in the 1938 New England hurricane, killing assistant keeper Walter Eberle. Only parts of the foundation remain, and a lighted buoy now marks the rock. It stands at 41.4436° N, 71.4236° W.
Key facts
| Deactivated | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Body of water | Narragansett Bay |
| Material | cast iron |
| Coordinates | 41.44360, -71.42360 |
Nearby places
- Whale Rock Lightghost town · Washington County · 0 mi
- Beavertail Lighthouselighthouse · Newport County · 1.3 mi
- Brenton Reef Lightlighthouse · Newport County · 2.1 mi
- Tower Hillghost town · Washington County · 2.6 mi
- Rodman Crossingghost town · Washington County · 3.3 mi
- Castle Hill Lightlighthouse · Newport County · 3.4 mi
- Dutch Island Lightlighthouse · Newport County · 3.8 mi
- Rose Island Lightlighthouse · Newport County · 5.5 mi
- Ida Lewis Lightlighthouse · Newport County · 5.6 mi
- Plum Beach Lightlighthouse · Washington County · 6 mi
- Congdon Hillghost town · Washington County · 6 mi
- Newport Harbor Lightlighthouse · Newport County · 6.1 mi
Questions
Where is Whale Rock Light?
Whale Rock Light is in Newport County, Rhode Island, at 41.4436, -71.4236.
How many lighthouses are in Newport County?
Newport County, Rhode Island has 15 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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