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Block Island Southeast Lighthouse

Block Island Southeast Light is a lighthouse located on Mohegan Bluffs at the southeastern corner of , . It was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1997 as one of the most architecturally sophisticated lighthouses built in the in the 19th century.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: lighthouse in Rhode Island, United States
  • Also known as: “Block Island South East Light”, “Block Island Southeast Light”, “South East Light”, “Southeast Light”, and “Southeast Lighthouse”
  • Address: 122 Mohegan Trail, RI 02807

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Block Island State Airport and Block Island School.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
During the winter months Block Island is the very picture of a sleepy, seaside town, with a local population of around 900 people. In summer, the island's population explodes to nearly 10,000 at any given time, and many thousands more on busy weekends or holidays. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Block Island Southeast Lighthouse.

School
is a K-12 school located in , . Established in 1933, it replaced five one-room schools. Today, the educates approximately 160 students, from kindergarten through senior year. is situated 1 mile northwest of Block Island Southeast Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Shoreham.

Town
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Block Island is an island of the Outer Lands coastal archipelago in , located approximately 9 miles south of mainland and 14 miles east of Long Island's Montauk Point.

Block Island Southeast Lighthouse

Latitude
41.15349° or 41° 9′ 13″ north
Longitude
-71.55217° or 71° 33′ 8″ west
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
Inception
1874
Open location code
87HC5C3X+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 555526366
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
5220980
Wiki­data ID
Q4356900
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Russian—“Block Island Southeast Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Паўднёва-ўсходні маяк (востраў Блок)”
  • Belarusian: “Паўднёва-ўсходні маяк”
  • Finnish: “Block Island Southeast Light”
  • French: “phare sud-est de Block Island”
  • French: “Phare sud-est de Block Island”
  • Russian: “Юго-восточный маяк острова Блок”
  • Russian: “Юго-восточный маяк”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Old Harbor Landing and Isaacs Corner.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Block Island Southeast Lighthouse”. Photo: Nrbelex, CC BY-SA 4.0.