Location | Fishers Island sound in Long Island Sound, New York |
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Coordinates | 41°17′17″N 72°1′10″W / 41.28806°N 72.01944°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1849 |
Foundation | Wood Pilings/Stone |
Construction | Brick/Wood Shingle |
Automated | 1959 |
Height | 31 feet (9.4 m) |
Shape | Octagonal |
Markings | Natural w/White Lantern |
Fog signal | Horn: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl) |
Light | |
First lit | 1849 |
Focal height | 60 feet (18 m) |
Lens | Fifth Order Fresnel Lens (original), 12 inches (300 mm) (current) |
Range | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) (white), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (red) |
Characteristic | Fixed White/Fix Red Sector 257 degrees to 023 degrees |
North Dumpling Light is a lighthouse on North Dumpling Island in Long Island Sound off Fishers Island, New York. It was constructed in 1849, rebuilt in 1871, and deactivated in 1959, with the aid to navigation being moved to an automated metal tower placed nearby. The lighthouse itself and the grounds around it were sold to a private party. Around 1977, a new owner convinced the U. S. Coast Guard to return the light to the lighthouse and remove the skeleton tower.