WayfarrowEatons Neck Light
Lighthouse · Suffolk County, New York
Eatons Neck Light is a lighthouse in Suffolk County, New York. New York has 84 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 17 of them in Suffolk County.
It was built in 1798, in the colonial and early republic era, making it the 2nd oldest of the 56 in New York with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 73 feet tall (5th tallest of 38 measured in New York); its light sits 144 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as F W light, with a range of about 18 nautical miles; the recorded designer or builder is John McComb Jr.; the structure is built of fieldstone.
Status check, 2026-11: The original 1798 fieldstone tower is still in place. It was finished on December 6, 1798 and first lit on January 1, 1799, and still uses a third-order Fresnel lens. Some databases give 1799 as the build year. Eatons Neck Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.9540° N, 73.3951° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1798 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 73 ft |
| Focal height | 144 ft |
| Light characteristic | F W light |
| Range | 18 nautical miles |
| Designer / builder | John McComb Jr. |
| Material | fieldstone |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.95400, -73.39510 |
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Questions
Where is Eatons Neck Light?
Eatons Neck Light is in Suffolk County, New York, at 40.9540, -73.3951.
How many lighthouses are in Suffolk County?
Suffolk County, New York has 17 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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