Accessibility: Block Island is accessible via ferry from Point Judith, RI, New London, CT, and Montauk, NY. The lighthouse can be reached by walking about 30 minutes from the ferry terminal. If you don't want to walk and don't have a car or bicycle with you, you can hire a taxi. There is a small museum and gift shop in the lighthouse, and the tower is open for tours in the summer.
Station established: 1875 Present lighthouse built: 1875 Deactivated: 1990 Relighted: 1994 Construction material: Brick Height of tower: 52 feet Height of focal plane: 261 feet
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