Orient Point Light

Orient Point Light
Location	Off Orient point, north eastern tip of Long Island, NY, Oyster pond reef, Plum gut
Coordinates	41°09′47″N 72°13′26″W / 41.163°N 72.224°W
Tower
Constructed	1899
Foundation	Cast iron caisson
Construction	Cast iron plate with brick lining
Automated	1954
Height	16 m (52 ft)
Shape	Black conical tower with white band in center, "Spark plug"
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Fog signal	HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si).
Light
First lit	1899
Focal height	64 feet (20 m)
Lens	Fifth order Fresnel lens 1899
Range	17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
Characteristic	Fixed white light

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

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

^ 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. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
^ ARLHS World List of Lights
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ 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

Media related to Orient Point lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons

Orient Point "The Coffee Pot" Lighthouse (Long Island Lighthouses)

[1] Fl. W. 5s according to Light List.

[cgll-2] 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.

[cghist-3] "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-08. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

[ARLHS-4] ARLHS World List of Lights

[nris-5] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpinv_ny-6] 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".

[7] "For sale: Waterfront property; cozy, great views, plenty of light, needs TLC". CNN. Retrieved 12 July 2011.

[8] 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.

[postcard-9] Smithsonian lighthouse postcards

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