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Cold Spring Harbor Light

Lighthouse · Nassau County, New York

Cold Spring Harbor Light, New York
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Cold Spring Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Nassau County, New York. New York has 84 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Nassau County.

Its light sits 36 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as FF WR, with a range of about 8 nautical miles; it guards Long Island Sound; it was deactivated in 1965.

It stands at 40.9142° N, 73.4931° W.

Key facts

Focal height36 ft
Light characteristicFF WR
Range8 nautical miles
Deactivated1965
Body of waterLong Island Sound
Coordinates40.91420, -73.49310

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Where is Cold Spring Harbor Light?

Cold Spring Harbor Light is in Nassau County, New York, at 40.9142, -73.4931.

How many lighthouses are in Nassau County?

Nassau County, New York has 4 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

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