Among the Connecticut lighthouses worth a visit are the Sheffield Island Lighthouse in Norwalk, CT. 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, CT. 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.
75 Steamboat Wharf Mystic, CT, 06355 Phone: 860-536-0416
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Location: Norwalk Islands, western Long Island Sound
7 Water Street Stonington, CT Phone: 860-535-1440
Location: East side of Stonington Harbor
Location: Fayerweather Island, Black Rock Harbor
Location: West side of the mouth of the Connecticut River
Location: Long Island Sound
Location: Long Island Sound
Location: Western Long Island Sound, midway between Connecticut and Long Island.
Location: Entrance to New Haven Harbor
Location: Stamford Harbor
Location: West side of the entrance to New London Harbor
Location: Sheffield Islands, entrance to Norwalk Harbor
Location: West side of the mouth of the Connecticut River
Location: Norwalk Islands, Long Island Sound
Shennecossett Road Groton, CT Phone:
Location: East side of Thames River, Pine Island Channel
Location: West side of Bridgeport Harbor entrance
Lighthouse Point Park New Haven, CT, 06512 Phone: 203-946-8790
Location: New Haven Harbor, Long Island Sound
Location: Mouth of the Housatonic River, entrance to Stratford Harbor
Location: Thames River, entrance to New London Harbor
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