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| Location | Sands Point, Long Island, New York, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°51′57.2″N 73°43′46.2″W / 40.865889°N 73.729500°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1806  |
| Foundation | Brownstone |
| Construction | Brownstone |
| Automated | No |
| Height | 65 feet (20 m) |
| Shape | Octagonal |
| Markings | Unpainted Masonry W/Faux Lantern |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1809 |
| Deactivated | 1922 |
| Lens | 11 lamps, 9-inch (230 mm) reflectors (original), fourth order, fresnel (current) |
The Sands Point Lighthouse is located in the Incorporated Village of Sands Point in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The fourth lighthouse to be established on Long Island, this 1809 stone tower was built by an American Revolutionary War veteran who stayed on as its first keeper for many years.[1] The Lighthouse is sometimes referred to the Mitchell Lighthouse, after Samuel L. Mitchell, the man who fought for it to be constructed.