Providence River/Pomham Rocks Light - December 13, 2025

A couple of weeks ago I took a ride down to Sabin Point Park in Riverside to paddle out to the Pomham Rocks Lighthouse. Unfortunately, it was a wasted trip since I brought pieces from two different paddles that didn't fit together. I decided to give it another try today.

Sabin Point is a 4-acre park juts out into Narraganset Bay at end of Shore Road in Riverside. The Providence River is almost a mile wide here so wind, waves, tidal currents, and large boat traffic are common. There was a strong wind from the south as I launched from the boat ramp and headed north along the shore toward the Ponham Rocks Lighthouse.

Pomham Rocks Light (aka Pomham Lighthouse) was established in 1871 and is one of a group of lighthouses built to the same plan after an award-winning design by Vermont architect Albert Dow. A nearly identical light stands on Rose Island in Newport. I paddle out into the wind and small chop toward the lighthouse to take some pictures. Unfortunately, the camera lens got fogged, and I had no way to clean it. This is the only picture that I got.

Pomham Rocks Light