Falkner Island Light, Guilford

Name: Falkner Island Light
Address: Guilford, United States

#4 among attractions in Guilford

Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Falkner Island Light, also known as the Faulkner Island Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, on Falkner Island which is off Guilford Harbor on Long Island Sound. The lighthouse was constructed in 1802 and commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson. The lighthouse has had three keeper's houses: the original house of 1802 was rebuilt in 1851 and then again in 1871. The 1871 keeper's house survived to 1976, when it was destroyed by fire; the Coast Guard repaired and automated the lighthouse two years later. A volunteer group, the Faulkner's Light Brigade, has undertaken the restoration and preservation of the lighthouse since 1991, completing the last major restoration work in March 2011. Access to Falkner Island and the light is restricted during the nesting season of the roseate terns from May to August yearly. The Falkner Island Lighthouse, as the second oldest extant lighthouse in Connecticut, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°12'43"N, 72°39'12"W

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Falkner Island Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Henry Whitfield House, Medad Stone Tavern, Deacon John Grave House, Scranton Memorial Library.

4.7 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Henry Whitfield House, Guilford
121 min walk • The Henry Whitfield House is a historic house located in Guilford, Connecticut, down the street from the town green. This house dates from 1639, having been built just before the town of Guilford was settled. It is the oldest house in Connecticut and the oldest stone house in New England.
5.5 miNW
Museum, History museum
Medad Stone Tavern, Guilford
140 min walk • The Medad Stone Tavern is a historic house museum at 191 Three Mile Course in Guilford, Connecticut. Built in 1803 but never actually used as a tavern, it is well-preserved example of early 19th-century Federal period architecture. It is now maintained as a museum by a local historical society.
5.4 miNE
Museum, History museum, Saltbox architecture
Deacon John Grave House, Madison
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5.6 miNE
41°16'48"N • 72°35'38"W
Scranton Memorial Library, Madison
144 min walk • Library
5 miN
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Hyland House Museum, Guilford
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6.3 miSE
Island, Nature, Natural attraction
Meriden
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6.2 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Stony Creek Puppet House, Branford
159 min walk • The Stony Creek Puppet House was a theater in the Stony Creek section of Branford, Connecticut, near New Haven and the famed Thimble Islands. Built in 1903 as a movie theater, it became the home for community theater and summer stock productions.
5.9 miNW
Church
Pine Orchard Union Chapel, Branford
150 min walk • Pine Orchard Union Chapel is a historic nondenominational chapel at 25 Chapel Drive in Branford, Connecticut. Built in 1897, it is one of a modest number of seasonal resort chapels built along the Connecticut coastline, and a particularly fine example of one with Queen Anne styling.
6.2 miNE
National park
Hammonasset Beach State Park
158 min walk • Hammonasset Beach State Park is an idyllic coastal destination located in the picturesque town of Madison, Connecticut. With over two miles of pristine sandy beachfront, this state park offers visitors the perfect setting for a relaxing day by the ocean.
5.2 miN
41°16'60"N • 72°40'60"W
Greene Art Gallery, Guilford
132 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
5.8 miN
Winery, Farm, Wine tours
Bishop's Orchards, Guilford
148 min walk • Bishop's Orchards is an agricultural operation in Guilford, Connecticut, that serves as a farm, retail market, tourist attraction and winery. Bishop's Orchards began operating as a family farm in 1871.