Peck Ledge Light

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Peck Ledge Light
File:Pecks Ledge Lighthouse Norwalk CT.jpg
2010
Peck Ledge Light is located in Connecticut
Peck Ledge Light
Location Long Island Sound, Connecticut
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Year first constructed 1906
Year first lit 1906
Automated 1933
Foundation Cast Iron
Construction Cast Iron
Tower shape Conical on cylindrical base
Height 54 feet (16 m)
Focal height 61 feet (19 m)
Original lens Fourth order Fresnel lens
Current lens 250 mm
Range 5nm
Characteristic Green flash every 2.5 s
Admiralty number J0840
ARLHS number USA-590
USCG number 1-24930

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Peck Ledge Lighthouse
Nearest city Norwalk, Connecticut
Area less than one acre
NRHP Reference # 89001472[2]
Added to NRHP May 29, 1990

Peck Ledge Light, also known as "Peck Ledge Lighthouse", is a sparkplug lighthouse in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States, southeast of Norwalk Harbor and northeast of Goose Island among the Norwalk Islands on Long Island Sound. The lighthouse is about two miles (3 km) from Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk[3] and can be seen from the beach.

The cast-iron structure is still a working lighthouse operated by the United States Coast Guard and is not open to the public. The 54-foot (16 m)-high lighthouse is painted white with a brown band in the middle. Inside, the structure has three stories of living space along with a basement with cisterns for rainwater storage, all below a watchroom and lantern.[3]

History

The lighthouse was built in 1906 and had a fourth order Fresnel lens. The light was automated by the Coast Guard in 1933 and now flashes green every 2.5 seconds. In 1988 the Fresnel lens was removed and a 250 mm optic was installed.[4] In 1990 the lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 2004 the Coast Guard installed 100 tons of granite riprap as well as a section of step-cut stones to allow for easier access.[3]

Despite damage from vandalism, nesting birds, and corrosion, the structure is still said to be in good shape.[3][1]

Nomenclature

Neither the official US Coast Guard name nor the NRHP listing puts an "s" on the name.[3][1] The NOAA chart of the area shows that it is adjacent to "Peck Ledge".[5]

See also

Notes

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  5. ↑ NOAA Chart 12368 North Shore of Long Island Sound - Sherwood Point to Stamford Harbor
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