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Orient Point Light

Coordinates: 41°9′48.393″N 72°13′25.014″W / 41.16344250°N 72.22361500°W / 41.16344250; -72.22361500
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Orient Point Light
Map
LocationOff Orient point, north eastern tip of Long Island, NY, Oyster pond reef, Plum gut
Coordinates41°9′48.393″N 72°13′25.014″W / 41.16344250°N 72.22361500°W / 41.16344250; -72.22361500
Tower
Constructed1899
FoundationCast iron caisson
ConstructionCast iron plate with brick lining
Automated1954
Height16 m (52 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ShapeBlack conical tower with white band in center, "Spark plug"
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalHORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si).
Light
First lit1899
Focal height64 feet (20 m)
LensFifth order Fresnel lens 1899
Range17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
CharacteristicFixed white light[1]
Excerpt of USGS Map, Orient Point Light is in the center

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

  1. ^ Fl. W. 5s according to Light List.
  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.
  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.
  4. ^ ARLHS World List of Lights
  5. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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.
  9. ^ Smithsonian lighthouse postcards

Media related to Orient Point lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons

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