Clarks Point Light
The Clarks Point Light is located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Originally constructed as a wooden tower, it was replaced with a stone tower in 1804. This in turn was replaced by a structure on the parapets of Fort Rodman which was deactivated in 1898. After restoration in the early 1970s, it was relit again in 2001 by the city as a private aid.
| Location | New Bedford, US
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| Coordinates | 41°35′35.44″N 70°54′4.86″W
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| Year first constructed | 1797
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| Year first lit | 1869 (current tower)
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| Automated | 2001
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| Deactivated | 1898-2001
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| Foundation | Stone
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| Construction | Stone and wood
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| Tower shape | Short cylindrical tower on stone and wood rectangular building on granite fort
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| Markings / pattern | White with black lantern
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| Focal height | 68 feet (21 m)
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| Current lens | 9.8 inches (250 mm)
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| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
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| Characteristic | Fixed White
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| Fog signal | none
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| ARLHS number | USA-174
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| USCG number | 1-16795
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