The Block Island North Light is a historic lighthouse on Block Island, Rhode Island, also known as New Shoreham. The tower was built in 1829 to highlight the entrances to the Block Island and Long Island Sounds, as well as to warn sea-farers away from dangerous Sandy Point, which extended a mile out from the island.

The Block Island North Light lighthouse has since been replaced four times due to various factors and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a popular tourist attraction.

Today, the Block Island North Light lighthouse stands 55 feet height and is built from granite in an octagonal shape. The tower features a fourth-order Fresnel lens, which has a range of 11 nautical miles, and does not have a foghorn.

Block Island, RI 02807, Phone: 401-466-3213

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