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Map of Connecticut Lighthouses

Connecticut has 24 lighthouses along the Atlantic coast, and five of them are open to visit. The best known are Avery Point Lighthouse, Five Mile Point Lighthouse and New London Ledge Lighthouse. The oldest is New London Harbor Lighthouse, first lit in 1760. New London Harbor Lighthouse is the tallest at 89 feet.

24

lighthouses

5

open to visit

1760

oldest

Lighthouses you can visit in Connecticut

The five lighthouses here with tours, a museum, an overnight stay or grounds open to walk. Hours change by season, so check before you go.

Five Mile Point Lighthouse, Connecticut

Five Mile Point Lighthouse

Grounds open

Peck Ledge Lighthouse, Connecticut

Peck Ledge Lighthouse

Grounds open

Stonington Harbor Lighthouse, Connecticut

Stonington Harbor Lighthouse

Open to visitors

Mystic Seaport Lighthouse, Connecticut

Mystic Seaport Lighthouse

Open to visitors

Sheffield Island Lighthouse, Connecticut

Sheffield Island Lighthouse

Open to visitors

All 24 lighthouses in Connecticut

Avery Point Lighthouse, Connecticut

Avery Point Lighthouse

First lit 1943

Five Mile Point Lighthouse, Connecticut

Five Mile Point Lighthouse

First lit 1847 · Grounds open

New London Ledge Lighthouse, Connecticut

New London Ledge Lighthouse

First lit 1909

Stratford Shoal Lighthouse, Connecticut

Stratford Shoal Lighthouse

First lit 1837 · Seen by boat or from shore

Falkner Island Lighthouse, Connecticut

Falkner Island Lighthouse

First lit 1802

Great Captain Island Lighthouse, Connecticut

Great Captain Island Lighthouse

First lit 1868

Lynde Point Lighthouse, Connecticut

Lynde Point Lighthouse

First lit 1839 · Private, not open

Morgan Point Lighthouse, Connecticut

Morgan Point Lighthouse

First lit 1868 · Private, not open

New London Harbor Lighthouse, Connecticut

New London Harbor Lighthouse

First lit 1760

Peck Ledge Lighthouse, Connecticut

Peck Ledge Lighthouse

First lit 1906 · Grounds open

Penfield Reef Lighthouse, Connecticut

Penfield Reef Lighthouse

First lit 1874

Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse, Connecticut

Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse

First lit 1886 · Seen by boat or from shore

Southwest Ledge Lighthouse, Connecticut

Southwest Ledge Lighthouse

First lit 1877

Stonington Harbor Lighthouse, Connecticut

Stonington Harbor Lighthouse

First lit 1823 · Open to visitors

Stratford Point Lighthouse, Connecticut

Stratford Point Lighthouse

First lit 1822

Tongue Point Lighthouse, Connecticut

Tongue Point Lighthouse

First lit 1895

Black Rock Harbor Lighthouse, Connecticut

Black Rock Harbor Lighthouse

First lit 1823

Greens Ledge Lighthouse, Connecticut

Greens Ledge Lighthouse

First lit 1902

Mystic Seaport Lighthouse, Connecticut

Mystic Seaport Lighthouse

First lit 1966 · Open to visitors

Sheffield Island Lighthouse, Connecticut

Sheffield Island Lighthouse

Open to visitors

Stamford Harbor Ledge Lighthouse, Connecticut

Stamford Harbor Ledge Lighthouse

Private, not open

Bridgeport Harbor Lighthouse, Connecticut

Bridgeport Harbor Lighthouse

First lit 1953

Chester Rock Lighthouse

First lit 1889

Essex Reef Lighthouse

First lit 1889

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