Fire Island Lighthouse

Fire Island Light
Fire Island Lighthouse in December 2003
Map
LocationFire Island inlet, Long Island
Coordinates40°37′56.8″N 73°13′6.9″W / 40.632444°N 73.218583°W / 40.632444; -73.218583
Tower
Constructed1826
FoundationConnecticut River Blue Stone and timber
ConstructionBrick encased in cement
Automated1986
Height168 feet (51 m) [1]
ShapeConical tower
MarkingsFour black and white bands
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1858
DeactivatedActive, inactive 1974–1986
Focal height55 m (180 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensFirst order Fresnel 1856 (original), Carlisle & Finch Company (current)
Range24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
CharacteristicFlashing White 7.5 seconds counterclockwise.
Fire Island Light Station; Fire Island Light Station Historic District
Nearest cityKismet, New York
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1858
ArchitectMorton, J.T.
NRHP reference No.81000082[2] 09001288[3]
Added to NRHPSeptember 11, 1981; January 29, 2010 (boundary increase)

The Fire Island Lighthouse is a visible landmark on the Great South Bay, in southern Suffolk County, New York on the western end of Fire Island, a barrier island off the southern coast of Long Island.[4][5] The lighthouse is located within Fire Island National Seashore and just to the east of Robert Moses State Park. It is part of the Fire Island Light Station which contains the light, keepers quarters, the lens building containing the original first-order Fresnel lens, and a boat house.

  1. ^ "Inventory of Historic Lighthouses". National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 1/25/10 THROUGH 1/29/10". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-02-05.
  4. ^ ARLHS World List of Lights
  5. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Long Island, New York". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.