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| Location | Station Eatons Neck, Eatons Neck Point at Huntington Bay and Long Island Sound off NY 25A, Huntington, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°57′14.5″N 73°23′42.5″W / 40.954028°N 73.395139°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1798 |
| Foundation | Dressed Stone/Timber |
| Construction | Fieldstone with brick lining |
| Automated | 1961 |
| Height | 73 feet (22 m) |
| Shape | Octagonal pyramidal |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Fog signal | Fog horn (3 s blast every 30 s) |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1799 |
| Deactivated | Active |
| Focal height | 144 feet (44 m) |
| Lens | 12 Lamps, 13-inch (330 mm) Reflectors (1838), Third Order Fresnel lens (current) |
| Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fixed white light |
Eatons Neck Light | |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Architect | McComb, John, Jr. |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001273[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 03, 1973 |
Eatons Neck Light has served as a navigational aid since its construction in 1798.[2] Designed by John McComb, Jr., it is one of only two 18th century lighthouses still standing in New York State,[3] the other is the Montauk Point Light.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ ARLHS World List of Lights
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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