Orient Point Lighthouse
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Orient Point Lighthouse is a historic offshore beacon in Long Island Sound that guides maritime traffic near the eastern tip of Long Island, New York.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orient Point Lighthouse canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
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lighthouse ⓘ offshore lighthouse ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | boat only ⓘ |
| addedToNRHP | August 6, 1973 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Coffee Pot Lighthouse
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Orient Point Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| automated | 1958 ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Long Island Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1898 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentLens | modern optic ⓘ |
| focalHeight | 64 feet ⓘ |
| fogSignal | horn ⓘ |
| foundation |
cast-iron caisson
ⓘ
concrete-filled caisson ⓘ |
| function | guides maritime traffic ⓘ |
| height | 45 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| inception | 1899 ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white every 5 seconds ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Long Island Sound
NERFINISHED
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Orient Point, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Suffolk County, New York ⓘ eastern tip of Long Island ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Orient Point
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Plum Gut NERFINISHED ⓘ Plum Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | submerged rock shoal ⓘ |
| marking |
black tower
ⓘ
white band ⓘ white base ⓘ |
| material |
brick lining
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cast iron ⓘ |
| navigationalRole |
guides vessels between Long Island Sound and Gardiners Bay
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marks the western side of Plum Gut passage ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 73001285 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLens | fourth-order Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| owner | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | not open to the public interior ⓘ |
| purpose | aid to navigation ⓘ |
| range | 18 nautical miles ⓘ |
| towerShape |
cylindrical cast-iron tower
ⓘ
sparkplug lighthouse ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | ferries between Orient Point and New London ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1899 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.