Beavertail Light
Beavertail Light is a lighthouse in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Casey Hill stands 138 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 1755 Lighthouse Foundation, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Beavertail Lighthouse was built in 1856 and is the premier lighthouse in Rhode Island, marking the entrance to Narragansett Bay. The 64-foot (20 m) lighthouse lies on the southernmost point of Conanicut Island in the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island in Beavertail State Park, on a site where beacons have stood since the early 18th century. The light provides navigation for boats and ships entering Narragansett Bay in the East Passage between Conanicut Island and Newport, Rhode Island on Aquidneck Island. Other lighthouses are visible from Beavertail Lighthouse, such as Castle Hill Lighthouse, Point Judith Light, and Rose Island Light.
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Dates from 1749.
Wikidata Q4878261, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1856
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 7.4 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 8.0 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 10.7 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 21 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Battery: 0.2 mi
- Battery: 0.2 mi
- Battery 213: 0.3 mi
- Battery 213: 0.3 mi
- Whale Rock Lighthouse: 1.3 mi
- Castle Hill: 2.2 mi
- Fort Wetherill: 2.9 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.9 mi
- Tower Hill: 3.3 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 3.9 mi
- Conanicut Battery National Historic Park: 2.2 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Fort Getty Park: 2.6 mi
- Mettatuxet Park: 2.8 mi
- Fort Wetherill State Park: 2.8 mi
- Racquet Road Wildlife Refuge: 3.1 mi
- Marsh Meadows Wildlife Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Galilee Bird Sanctuary: 7.3 mi
- South Shore Management Area: 10.2 mi
- Marion Eppley Wildlife Sanctuary: 10.8 mi
- South County Museum: 3.3 mi
- Jamestown Museum: 3.5 mi
- Sydney L Wright Memorial Museum of Indian Artifacts: 3.6 mi
- Jamestown Fire Department Memorial Museum: 3.6 mi
- Belcourt of Newport: 4.8 mi
- Collins Beach: 2.2 mi
- Castle Hill Beach: 2.2 mi
- Mackerel Cove Beach: 2.9 mi
- Old Salt Work Beach: 3.0 mi
- Hazard Beach: 4.0 mi
- The Towers: 3.2 mi
- Newton Avenue Waterfront: 3.9 mi
- Bass Rock Road Waterfront: 4.3 mi
- Jamestown Golf Course: 4.3 mi
- Breakers Stable & Carriage House: 4.8 mi
- Grafitti Tunnel: 4.3 mi
- Rochambeau Statue and Monument: 4.5 mi
- Channing Truro Statue: 5.3 mi
- Matthew Perry Monument: 5.3 mi
- Rhody the Ram: 7.0 mi
- The Blue Garden: 3.4 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 7.2 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 7.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 9.1 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 11.7 mi
- Lion Head: 0.6 mi
- Rams Head: 2.0 mi
- Marys Seat: 5.8 mi
- The Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 15.5 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 0.0 mi
- Southeast Lighthouse: 21.9 mi
- Block Island Southeast Light: 21.9 mi
- Block Island South East Light: 22.0 mi
- The Falls: 5.2 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 14.4 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 14.7 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 21.8 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 14.8 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 14.9 mi
- Big Beach: 15.1 mi
- Little Beach: 15.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 15.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 23.3 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 23.5 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 5.7 mi
- Factory Pond: 11.1 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Beavertail Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Hill | NW 310° | 138 m | 13.4 mi |
| Shrub Hill | NW 320° | 125 m | 13.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 289° | 110 m | 12.2 mi |
| Yorker Hill | NW 306° | 98 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | WNW 296° | 97 m | 8.8 mi |
| Sherman Hill | WNW 303° | 88 m | 7.0 mi |
| Wilbur Hill | WNW 283° | 88 m | 12.9 mi |
| Slate Hill | NE 48° | 87 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:42 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Rose, 4 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Beavertail Point, RI, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 77000024OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/963061481
Day trips start here
- Brenton Point State Park · 2 mi
- Narragansett · 3 mi
- Dutch Island · 4 mi
- Jamestown · 5 mi
- Newport · 5 mi
- Wakefield · 5 mi
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