Location: Mouth of the Housatonic River, entrance to Stratford Harbor
Nearest city: Stratford
41 09 07 N
73 06 12 W
Station established: 1822; Present lighthouse built: 1881; Automated: 1970
Construction material: Cast iron with brick lining
Height of tower: 35 feet; Height of focal plane: 52 feet
Earlier optic: 1855: Fifth-order Fresnel; 1881: Third-order Fresnel; 1906: Fourth-order Fresnel;
Present optic: VRB-25
Characteristic: Two white flashes every 20 seconds
Other buildings still standing: 1881 keeper’s house, 1911 fog signal building
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation
Location: Mouth of the Housatonic River, entrance to Stratford Harbor
Nearest city: Stratford
41 09 07 N
73 06 12 W
Location: Mouth of the Housatonic River, entrance to Stratford Harbor
Nearest city: Stratford
41 09 07 N
73 06 12 W
Location: Mouth of the Housatonic River, entrance to Stratford Harbor
Nearest city: Stratford
41 09 07 N
73 06 12 W
Spiderman, held firm in a web… while been inflated Thanksgiving eve.
The full set of pictures can be seen on my Flickr Photostream, hit the link: http://tinyurl.com/ykk5jvs
Five Mile Point Light
Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Nearest city: New Haven, Connecticut
Station established: 1805;
Present lighthouse built: 1847; Discontinued: 1877
Construction materials: Brownstone with brick lining
Height of tower: 70 feet; Height of focal plane: 97 feet
Original optic: Fourth order Fresnel (1855); Present optic: None
Other buildings still standing: 1835 keeper’s house
Five Mile Point Light
Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Nearest city: New Haven, Connecticut
Five Mile Point Light
Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Nearest city: New Haven, Connecticut
A failed motor, low tide, wind and a beached sailboat on Gulf Beach. Thankfully all that was hurt was a little pride.
Red Rock “Secret Mountain” Wilderness Coconino National Forest - Sedona
“I guess it is not so secret any more”












