This is a list of all
lighthouses in the
U.S. state of
Rhode Island as identified by the
United States Coast Guard. There are fifteen active lights in the state as well as two skeleton towers erected to replace earlier staffed lighthouses.
The first lighthouse in the state was erected in 1749[1] and the last in 1962 (ignoring automated towers erected later); the oldest surviving structure is the much-modified
Poplar Point Light, although the tower now standing at
Prudence Island Light was first erected at
Goat Island in 1824. The tallest extant tower is that at
Beavertail Light, though the focal plane of the
Block Island Southeast Light is much higher on account of the bluffs upon which it sits.
If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List,[2] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the
United States Coast Guard historical information site for lighthouses.[3] Locations of demolished lights have been estimated using
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) navigational charts.