Five Mile Point

Infobox Lighthouse

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location = Long Island Sound, Connecticut
coordinates = coord|41.2483|N|72.9039|W|region:US_type:landmark
yearbuilt =1805
yearlit = 1845 (current tower)
automated =
yeardeactivated = 1877
foundation = Brownstone
construction = Brownstone
shape = Octagonal
height = convert|65|ft|m|0|abbr=on
currentlens = Fourth order Fresnel lens
lens = 12 Lamps, 21 inch reflectors, 1845
range = convert|10|nmi|km|-1
characteristic =

Five Mile Point Light, also known as New Haven Harbor Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, on the harbor entrance to Long Island Sound, five miles (8 km) from Downtown New Haven. It is located in Lighthouse Point Park.

History

The original lighthouse, built in 1805, was a 30 foot octagonal wooden tower. Mariners complained that the light was not bright enough nor tall enough, so in 1847, a new convert|65|ft|m|0|sing=on tower with 12 Lamps with 21 inch reflectors, was built. The lamp system was upgraded to a fourth-order Fresnel lens in 1855. The lighthouse was extinguished in 1877 when the offshore Southwest Ledge Light replaced it for navigation.

The tower was renovated in 1986.

External links

* [http://lighthouse.cc/newhaven/ Five Mile Point Lighthouse]
* [http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/parks/parksinformation/lighthousepoint.asp Lighthouse Point Park]