Orient Point Light
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| Location | Off Orient point, north eastern tip of Long Island, NY, Oyster pond reef, Plum gut |
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| Year first constructed | 1899 |
| Year first lit | 1899 |
| Automated | 1954 |
| Foundation | Cast iron caisson |
| Construction | Cast iron plate with brick lining |
| Tower shape | Black conical tower with white band in center, "Spark plug" |
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| Original lens | Fifth order Fresnel lens 1899 |
| Range | 17 nm |
| Characteristic | Fixed white light[1] |
| Fog signal | HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si). |
| ARLHS number | USA-633 |
| USCG number | 1-21095 |
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Orient Point Light Station
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| Nearest city: | Orient, New York |
| Coordinates: | 41°9′48.393″N 72°13′25.014″W / 41.16344250°N 72.22361500°WCoordinates: 41°9′48.393″N 72°13′25.014″W / 41.16344250°N 72.22361500°W |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Architect: | U.S. Lighthouse Board |
| Governing body: | U.S. Coast Guard |
| MPS: | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP Reference#: | 06001229[5] |
| Added to NRHP: | January 9, 2007 |
Orient Point Light is a sparkplug lighthouse off Orient Point, New York.[6]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[5]
In June 2011, the General Services Administration made the Orient Point Light (along with 11 others) available at no cost to public organizations willing to preserve them. [7] [8]
Cultural [edit]
The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection (#1055) of souvenir postcards of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of Orient Point Light [9] with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
References [edit]
- ^ Fl. W. 5s according to Light List.
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2010. p. 195.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-08.
- ^ ARLHS World List of Lights
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ Daniel Koski-Karell (August 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Orient Point Light Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
- ^ "For sale: Waterfront property; cozy, great views, plenty of light, needs TLC". CNN. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ Beatty, MaryAnne. "GSA Making 12 Historic Lighthouses Available at No Cost to Public Organizations Willing to Preserve Them". GSA Website. US General Services Administration. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ Smithsonian lighthouse postcards
External links [edit]
Media related to Orient Point lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons
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