Orient Point Light
Appearance
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Location | Off Orient point, north eastern tip of Long Island, NY, Oyster pond reef, Plum gut |
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Coordinates | 41°9′48.393″N 72°13′25.014″W / 41.16344250°N 72.22361500°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[1] |
Orient Point Light Station | |
Nearest city | Orient, New York |
Area | less than one acre |
Architect | U.S. Lighthouse Board |
MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 06001229[2] |
Added to NRHP | January 9, 2007 |
Orient Point Light is a sparkplug lighthouse off Orient Point, New York.[6]
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[2]
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.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
Categories:
- Lighthouses completed in 1899
- Houses completed in 1899
- Towers completed in 1899
- Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Lighthouses in Suffolk County, New York
- Tourist attractions in Suffolk County, New York
- 1899 establishments in New York (state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Suffolk County, New York