List of lighthouses in Connecticut


The U.S. state of Connecticut has fourteen active lighthouses in the state, two of which are maintained as private aids; six are standing but inactive. Another was destroyed after its deactivation. The earliest lighthouse in the state was erected in 1760, but that tower, the first New London Harbor Light, was replaced in 1801, and its successor is the oldest surviving light in Connecticut, as well as the tallest. The last officially recognized lighthouse in the state, the Avery Point Light, was constructed in 1943, but was not lit until the following year. The Mystic Seaport Light, constructed in 1966, is a functioning replica housed with a historic Fresnel lens; it is classified as an unofficial and non-navigational aid.
NameLocationCoordinatesImageFocal
Height
BuiltAutomatedDeactivatedStatus
Avery Point LightGroton19441967–2006Active; private aid
Black Rock Harbor LightFayerweather Island1808/18231932Relit in 2000 as non-navigational light.
Bridgeport Harbor LightBridgeport1851/18711953Destroyed by fire in 1953 while dismantling the lighthouse; was replaced with a skeleton tower.
Falkner Island LightGuilford18021978Active
Five Mile Point LightNew Haven1805/18451877Inactive
Great Captain Island LightGreenwich1830/18681970Non-navigational light
Greens Ledge LightNorwalk19021972Active
Lynde Point LightOld Saybrook1803/18381975Active
Morgan Point LightNoank1831/18681919Inactive
Mystic Seaport LightMystic, Connecticut1966museum replica of Brant Point Light; not an aid to navigation
New London Harbor LightNew London1760/18011912Active
New London Ledge LightNew London1760/19091987Active
Pecks Ledge LightNorwalk19061933Active
Penfield Reef LightFairfield18741971Active
Saybrook Breakwater LightOld Saybrook18861959Active
Sheffield Island LightNorwalk1828/18681902Inactive
Southwest Ledge LightNew Haven18771973Active
Stamford Harbor Ledge LightStamford18821953Active; private aid
Stonington Harbor LightStonington1823/18401889Inactive; museum
Stratford Point LightStratford1822/18811970Active
Stratford Shoal LightLong Island Sound east of Bridgeport18771970Active
Tongue Point LightBridgeport189519541954Active