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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic place
lighthouse
offshore lighthouse
accessibleBy boat only
addedToNRHP August 6, 1973
alsoKnownAs Coffee Pot Lighthouse NERFINISHED
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
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
inception 1899
lightCharacteristic flashing white every 5 seconds
locatedIn Long Island Sound NERFINISHED
New York NERFINISHED
Orient Point, New York NERFINISHED
Suffolk County, New York
eastern tip of Long Island
locatedNear Orient Point NERFINISHED
Plum Gut NERFINISHED
Plum Island NERFINISHED
locatedOn submerged rock shoal
marking black tower
white band
white base
material brick lining
cast iron
navigationalRole guides vessels between Long Island Sound and Gardiners Bay
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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Orient Point, Suffolk County hasLandmark Orient Point Lighthouse