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Coordinates: 41°18′55″N 72°03′49″W / 41.31515°N 72.0635°W / 41.31515; -72.0635 (Avery Point Lighthouse)
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Avery Point Light
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LocationGroton, Connecticut
Coordinates41°18′55″N 72°03′49″W / 41.31515°N 72.0635°W / 41.31515; -72.0635 (Avery Point Lighthouse)
Tower
Constructed1943
ConstructionConcrete
Height55 ft
Shapeoctagonal cylindrical
Markingsunpainted (tower), white (lantern), black (roof) Edit this on Wikidata
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorAvery Point Lighthouse Society Edit this on Wikidata
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1944
Deactivated1967-2006 (reactivated)
Focal height56 ft (17 m) Edit this on Wikidata
Lensorder Fresnel lens
Range3.5 nmi (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Characteristicgreen flash every 4 s.

Avery Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Groton, Connecticut, United States, on the Avery Point Campus of the University of Connecticut. It was the last lighthouse built in the state.

History

Avery Point Lighthouse, built as a memorial to all other lighthouses and light keepers, was finished in 1943, during World War II, and was not lighted right away due to concerns about possible enemy invasions by sea. It finally went into service in 1944. The light was deactivated on June 25, 1967 when the United States Coast Guard moved its training facility from Avery Point to Governor's Island and was abandoned until 1999. Restoration finally began in 2004 and was completed in 2006. It was relit and listed as an official aid to navigation and an active light on navigation charts. The relighting and rededication of the lighthouse was held on October 15, 2006.