Penfield Reef Light, Bridgeport

Name: Penfield Reef Light
Address: Bridgeport, United States

#58 among attractions in Bridgeport

Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Penfield Reef Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, on Penfield Reef at the south side of Black Rock Harbor entrance on the Long Island Sound, off the coast of Fairfield, Connecticut. Constructed in 1874, it was one of the last offshore masonry lights. Most offshore lights built after this were cast iron towers built on cylindrical cast iron foundations. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°7'2"N, 73°13'19"W

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Penfield Reef Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Seaside Park, Birdcraft Museum, Fairfield Museum and History Center, Fairfield Community Theatre.

3.1 miN
Park
Seaside Park, Bridgeport
78 min walk • Seaside Park, located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is a 2.5-mile long crescent-shaped park bordering Bridgeport Harbor, Long Island Sound, and Black Rock Harbor. The park lies within Bridgeport's South End neighborhood.
2.7 miNW
Museum, Nature and wildlife, Park
Birdcraft Museum, Fairfield
70 min walk • The Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary, also known as Birdcraft Museum & Sanctuary or simply Birdcraft Sanctuary, in Fairfield, Connecticut is the oldest private songbird sanctuary in the United States. It was established in 1914 by Mabel Osgood Wright.
2.2 miNW
Museum, History museum
Fairfield Museum and History Center, Fairfield
56 min walk • Fairfield Museum and History Center is a museum and library located at 370 Beach Road in Fairfield, Connecticut. Established in 2007 by the 103-year-old Fairfield Historical Society, the Fairfield Museum’s vision is to use history to strengthen community and to shape its future.
2.5 miNW
Cinema, Nightlife
Fairfield Community Theatre, Fairfield
63 min walk • Sacred Heart University Community Theatre is a University-run Community Theatre in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was formerly known as the Community Film Institute and also as Fairfield Community Theatre Foundation.
2.6 miNW
Church
St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Fairfield
67 min walk • St. Thomas Aquinas is a Roman Catholic church in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the Diocese of Bridgeport. The present Colonial-style church was designed by Polak and Sullivan of New Haven, CT.
2.8 miNW
Church
St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Fairfield
72 min walk • St. Anthony of Padua Parish is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, in the Diocese of Bridgeport.
2.9 miN
Area
Black Rock, Bridgeport
74 min walk • Black Rock is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It borders Fairfield and the Ash Creek tidal estuary on the west, the West Side/West End of Bridgeport on the north and east, and Black Rock Harbor and Long Island Sound on the south.
2.7 miN
Church
St. Ann Church, Bridgeport
70 min walk • St. Ann Parish is a Roman Catholic church in Bridgeport, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
1.8 miN
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Black Rock Harbor Light, Bridgeport
45 min walk • Black Rock Harbor Light, also known as Fayerweather Island Light, is a lighthouse in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States which stands on the south end of Fayerweather Island and marks the entrance to Black Rock Harbor.
3.2 miN
Victorian architecture
Cassidy House, Bridgeport
82 min walk • The Cassidy House is a historic house at 691 Ellsworth Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Built in 1849, it is a well-preserved example of early Italianate residential architecture, and the only documented building in the city from that period which retains its original board and batten siding.
2.3 miN
Harbor
Black Rock Harbor, Bridgeport
59 min walk • Black Rock Harbor is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Long Island Sound. The Black Rock Harbor Light on Fayerweather Island marks the entrance to the harbor on its east, while St. Mary's by the Sea forms its western beachhead. Seaside Park runs along the northeastern part of the harbor. The harbor is the mouth of Cedar Creek.