Old Field Point Light
 Old Field Point Light | |
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| Location | Old Field, New York, Long Island north shore |
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| Coordinates | 40°58′37″N 73°07′07″W / 40.977°N 73.11858°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1823  |
| Foundation | Stone |
| Construction | Wood tower on granite house |
| Automated | 1991 |
| Height | 74 feet (23 m) from sea level |
| Shape | Octagonal Tower. Black. Originally white with black lantern. |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1868 |
| Deactivated | Active, deactivated 1933-1991 |
| Focal height | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) |
| Characteristic | Alternating Red and Green 24 s. Red Flash 12 , Green Flash 12 s. |
Old Field Point Light is a lighthouse within the village of Old Field, New York between the entrances to Port Jefferson Harbor and Stony Brook Harbor on the north shore of Long Island.[2]
The structure is of the same design as lighthouses at Sheffield Island in Norwalk, Connecticut; Morgan Point in Noank, Connecticut; Great Captain Island in Greenwich, Connecticut, Plum Island on Plum Island in New York; and Block Island North on Block Island in Rhode Island.[3]
Cultural
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 Old Field Point Light [4] with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
References
- ^ ARLHS World List of Lights
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2007.
- ^ [1]"Great Captain Island, CT" page at LighthouseFriends.com Web site, accessed August 21, 2006
- ^ Smithsonian lighthouse postcards
