When I think about Rhode Island, a nice image comes to my mind with hilly, rocky beaches and picturesque lighthouses. These amazing, generally white buildings are familiar in New England. There are lots of lighthouses in the smallest state of the U.S., Rhode Island. You can visit through 20 lights, all positioned in a nearby geographical field.
First, there is Castle Hill, Newport. This light was built around 1890, stands forty feet above sea level and marks the east entrance of Narragansett Bay. It might be seen from about twelve miles away. The Richardsonian Romanesque style lighthouse flashes an intermittent red light every 6 seconds to warn sailors. It is positioned in a beautiful, untouched background, you can only meet the keeper or a couple of seagulls here.
In Narragansett, you’ll in addition find Point Judith, which was built in 1810. This light protects the western entrance to the bay. In 1931 it became the first station in Rhode Island to have a radio beacon. These beacons permit ships to navigate at night or in fog without depending upon the light or the foghorn.
Another cool one is Newport Harbor Light at the north end of Goat Island, New Port. The ongoing light was constructed in 1842 and has a height of 33 feet. The light was electrified and the present optic is 250 mm and is fixed green. The Newport Harbor light is an active U.S. Coast protect aid to navigation and is handled by ‘Friends of Newport Harbor Lighthouse.’
Watch Hill, Westerly is positioned on the north side of the east entrance to Fishers Island Sound in Rhode Island. It is positioned on a peninsula that is almost surrounded by ocean, giving breathtaking beauty to this field. If you could like to see magnificent sunsets, you must come here. The silhouette of the lighthouse is amazing. Otherwise the whole town is wondrously attractive, full of history, Victorian architecture, classic Rhode Island oceanfront ‘cottages’, white sand beaches, good fishing spots, and so on. The Watch Hill Inn, built in 1845, furnished in a conventional New England style, is the town’s gem, too.
And after all Rose Island, which is located in the center of Narragansett Bay just south of the Newport Bridge. This place is a real curiosity. Can you imagine how it feels to remain in a lighthouse overnight? Here, you can try it. You can book a remain at Rose Island Lighthouse. What’s more, you might be a keeper for a week, too. You have to sign for an environmental education program, where people of all ages learn about the Lighthouse’s history and they experience first-hand the keeper’s self-sufficient, resourceful form of living. You’ll have a couple of duties, most importantly making sure the windmill makes enough power to keep the light burning by ways of the night. A little wind turbine powers the lighthouse and lighting inside the museum – there is no radio nor TV, no Internet, nothing. You may enjoy the beauty of the nature and liberty undisturbedly, you can compile shells and orange starfish. Isn’t it wonderful?