Point Judith Lighthouse marks the western entrance to Narragansett Bay from the south, a working U.S. Coast Guard station built in its current octagonal stone form in 1857. The tower itself is closed to the public — the surrounding base is active — but the grounds are open during daylight hours and the view from the fence line takes in the open Atlantic, Block Island on the horizon, and the cluster of fishing boats coming in and out of the Galilee channel a mile up the coast.
A small visitor display and a memorial to the lost crew of the SS Black Point sit just outside the perimeter. The lighthouse is a five-minute drive south of the main town beach and pairs naturally with a wander around Galilee, a working fishing port with seafood shacks and the Block Island ferry terminal.