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Whale Rock Light Site
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Narragansett-Rhode Island (RI)
- Kategorie: lighthouses
- Abschnitt: Lighthouses Demolished
Whale Rock Light was a "sparkplug" lighthouse that sat atop dangerous Whale Rock in the West Passage entrance of Narragansett Bay. A sparkplug lighthouse is a cylinder shaped lighthouse that consists of a living area and lantern on top. The lighthouse is placed upon a watertight concrete or metal caisson by a crane. The lighthouse appears to appear out of the water as there is usually no dry land.
Whale Rock received its name as it resembled a whale's back rising from the water. The lighthouse was constructed there in 1882 as a result of numerous shipwrecks. The lighthouse was manned by 20 different Keepers and was ultimately destroyed in the New England hurricane of 1938.
Whale Rock received its name as it resembled a whale's back rising from the water. The lighthouse was constructed there in 1882 as a result of numerous shipwrecks. The lighthouse was manned by 20 different Keepers and was ultimately destroyed in the New England hurricane of 1938.
Standort auf der Karte / Wie man dorthin kommt
Unterkunft in der Nähe finden (Die Suche nach einer Unterkunft in der Nähe dieses Gebäudes wird von Booking.com durchgeführt)
Wetter in der Gegend
Heute (27 April)
12.7 ° C
3.6 ° (min) 12.7 ° (max)
0 mm
6.4 m/s
1033 hPa
Morgen (28 April)
10 ° C
7.1 ° (min) 13 ° (max)
4.2 mm
6.3 m/s
1023 hPa
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