Among the Conecticut lighthouses worth a visit are the Sheffield Island Lighthouse in Norwalk. Visitors can take a ferry to the island, tour the lighthouse and keeper’s home, and walk the nature trail. Connecticut lighthouses also include Stonington Harbor Light, a lighthouse-turned-historical museum at the tip of the Stonington Borough near Mystic. Visitors enjoy climbing the old iron steps of the tower for an exhilarating view . Some boat owners offer sightseeing cruises to see the lighthouses up close.
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75 Steamboat Wharf Mystic, CT, 06355 Phone: 860-536-0416
Discover Lighthouses that you can only see from sea
Come to this lighthouse museum to learn about maritime history or to marvel at the view
Location: Entrance to New Haven Harbor
Location: Western Long Island Sound
Location: West side of Bridgeport Harbor entrance
7 Water Street Stonington, CT Phone: 860-535-1440
Location: East side of Stonington Harbor
Lighthouse Point Park New Haven, CT, 06512 Phone: 203-946-8790
Location: New Haven Harbor, Long Island Sound
Location: Fayerweather Island, Black Rock Harbor
Location: Stamford Harbor
Shennecossett Road Groton, CT Phone:
Location: East side of Thames River, Pine Island Channel
Location: Long Island Sound
Location: Sheffield Islands, entrance to Norwalk Harbor
Location: Mouth of the Housatonic River, entrance to Stratford Harbor
Location: West side of the mouth of the Connecticut River
Location: West side of the entrance to New London Harbor
Location: Long Island Sound
Location: Norwalk Islands, western Long Island Sound
Location: Western Long Island Sound, midway between Connecticut and Long Island.
Location: West side of the mouth of the Connecticut River
Location: Thames River, entrance to New London Harbor
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