Old Field Point Light
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| Old Field Point Light | |
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 Old Field Point Light |
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| Location: | Old Field, New York, Long Island north shore |
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| Year first lit: | 1868 |
| Automated: | 1991 |
| Deactivated: | Active, deactivated 1933-1991 |
| Foundation: | Stone |
| Construction: | Wood tower on granite house |
| Tower shape: | Octagonal Tower. Black. Originally white with black lantern. |
| Height: | 74 feet (23 m) from sea level |
| Original lens: | Fourth order fresnel |
| Range: | 14 nautical miles (26 km) |
| Characteristic: | Alternating Red and Green 24 s. Red Flash 12 , Green Flash 12 s. |
Old Field Point Light is a lighthouse within the village of Old Field, New York between the entrances to Port Jefferson Harbor and Stony Brook Harbor on the north shore of Long Island.[1]
The structure is of the same design as lighthouses at Sheffield Island in Norwalk, Connecticut; Morgan Point in Noank, Connecticut; Great Captain Island in Greenwich, Connecticut, Plum Island on Plum Island in New York; and Block Island North on Block Island in Rhode Island.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ LIGHT LIST Volume I ATLANTIC COAST St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. United States Coast Guard (2007). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ [1]"Great Captain Island, CT" page at LighthouseFriends.com Web site, accessed August 21, 2006
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