Little Gull Island Light

Little Gull Island Light
(2022)
Map
Locationoff Fisher's Island, New York in Long Island Sound
Coordinates41°12′23″N 72°06′25″W / 41.20639°N 72.10694°W / 41.20639; -72.10694
Tower
Constructed1806 Edit this on Wikidata
FoundationGranite
ConstructionGray granite tower, attached to red dwelling on pier
Automated1978
Height81 feet (25 m)
ShapeConical Tower
MarkingsNatural
Fog signal1 blast ev 15s (2s bl)
Light
First lit1869
Focal height91 feet (28 m)
LensSecond Order Fresnel lens
Range18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic2 Flashing White, 15 secs

Little Gull Island Light is a lighthouse on Little Gull Island, a small island in Long Island Sound, located approximately 0.4 miles (0.6 km) northeast of Great Gull Island. Both islands are located in the Town of Southold, in Suffolk County, New York, and lie roughly midway between Plum Island and Fishers Island. Little Gull Island is approximately 4.6 miles (7.4 km) southwest of Fishers Island and the channel of water between them is the main entrance to Long Island Sound, known as "The Race".[1][2][3]

The lighthouse, which was built in 1869 and automated in 1978, occupies much of the rocky island, which is only about 1-acre (4,000 m2) in size.

  1. ^ Chart 12212 (Map). 1 : 20,000. NOAA. November 1, 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  2. ^ ARLHS World List of Lights
  3. ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.