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{{short description|Lighthouse in Rhode Island, United States}}
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| image_name = Point judith lighthouse.jpg
| caption =   Point Judith Light in June 2023
| location = [[Narragansett, Rhode Island]]
| coordinates     = {{coord|41|21|39.7|N|71|28|53|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| yearbuilt = 1810 
| yearlit = 1857
| automated = 1954
| foundation = Granite blocks
| construction = Granite blocks
| shape = Octagonal conical
| marking = Lower half, white<br/>upper half, brown<br/>Black lantern
| height = {{convert|51|ft}}
| focalheight = {{convert|65|ft}}
| lens = Fourth order [[Fresnel lens]]
| range = {{convert|16|nmi}}
| characteristic  = [[Light characteristic|Occulting]] 3 white 15 seconds<br/>5s on, 2s off; 2s on, 2s off; 2s on, 2s off
| fogsignal       = Horn, 1 blast every 15 seconds
| module =  {{Infobox NRHP
| embed        = yes
| name         = Point Judith Lighthouse
| image        = Point Judith Light with attached house USCG.JPG
| built        = 1857
| added        = March 30, 1988
| mpsub        = Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
| refnum       = 88000279 <ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2007a}}</ref>
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'''Point Judith Light''' is located on the west side of the entrance to [[Narragansett Bay]], [[Rhode Island]] as well as the north side of the eastern entrance to [[Block Island Sound]].<ref name = "cgll">{{cite uscgll|1|2012|181}}</ref><ref name = "cghist">{{cite uscghist|RI}}</ref><ref name="rowlett">{{cite rowlett|ri|date=2012-10-31}}</ref> The confluence of two waterways make this area busy with water traffic and the waters around [[Point Judith]] are very cold and dangerous.  Historically, even with active lighthouses, there have been many shipwrecks off these coasts.
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Three light structures have been built on this site.  The original {{convert|35|ft|adj=on}} tower, built in 1810, was destroyed by a [[hurricane]] in 1815.  It was replaced in 1816, by another 35-foot stone tower with a revolving light and ten lamps.  The present [[octagon]]al granite tower was built in 1856. The upper half of the tower is painted brown and the lower half white to make the light structure a more effective daymark for maritime traffic.  In 1871, ship captains asked that Point Judith's fog signal be changed from a horn to whistle.  This change distinguished the Point Judith light from the [[Beavertail Lighthouse]], which used a siren to announce fog.  A whistle could also be heard more distinctly over the sounds of the surf in the area.  Point Judith Light was automated in 1954, and was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1988.

==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/ptjudith.htm NPS - Historic light stations - Point Judith Light] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051226125944/http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/ptjudith.htm |date=2005-12-26 }}

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[[Category:Lighthouses in Washington County, Rhode Island]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Narragansett, Rhode Island]]
[[Category:Narragansett Bay]]
[[Category:Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Rhode Island]]
[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1810]]
[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1816]]
[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1856]]
[[Category:Octagonal buildings in the United States]]
[[Category:1816 establishments in Rhode Island]]
[[Category:1856 establishments in Rhode Island]]


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