Orient Point Light
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| Orient Point Light | |
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| Location: | Off Orient point, north eastern tip of Long Island, NY, Oyster pond reef, Plum gut |
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| Year first constructed: | 1899 |
| Year first lit: | 1899 |
| Automated: | 1954 |
| Foundation: | Cast iron caisson |
| Construction: | Cast iron plate with brick lining |
| Tower shape: | Black conical tower with white band in center, "Spark plug" |
| Height: | 64 ft |
| Original lens: | Fifth order, Fresnel 1899 |
| Range: | 17 nm |
| Characteristic: | Flashing White 5 s,Emergency light of reduced intensity when main light is extinguished. HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si). |
Orient Point Light is a lighthouse off Orient Point, New York
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