WayfarrowFire Island Light
Lighthouse · Suffolk County, New York
Fire Island 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 1858, in the Civil War era, making it the 12th oldest of the 56 in New York with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 168 feet tall (the tallest of 38 measured in New York); its light sits 180 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 7.5s (a white flash every 7.5 seconds), with a range of about 24 nautical miles; it was deactivated in 1974.
Status check, 2026-11: The current tower was finished in 1858 and replaced a 74-ft tower from 1826, so the record's 1826 date belongs to the first tower; it was relit in 1986 after being shut down in 1974. Fire Island Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.6324° N, 73.2186° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1858 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 168 ft |
| Focal height | 180 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 7.5s |
| Range | 24 nautical miles |
| Deactivated | 1974 |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.63244, -73.21858 |
Nearby places
- Huntington Harbor Lightlighthouse · Suffolk County · 22.2 mi
- Eatons Neck Lightlighthouse · Suffolk County · 24.1 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Lightlighthouse · Nassau County · 24.2 mi
- Old Field Point Lightlighthouse · Suffolk County · 24.4 mi
- Stratford Shoal Lightlighthouse · Connecticut · 30.2 mi
- Greens Ledge Lightlighthouse · Western Connecticut County · 30.7 mi
- Sheffield Island Lightlighthouse · Western Connecticut County · 30.7 mi
- Kings Point Lightlighthouse · Nassau County · 31.1 mi
- Sands Point Lightlighthouse · Nassau County · 31.3 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Lightlighthouse · Western Connecticut County · 31.4 mi
- Peck Ledge Lightlighthouse · Western Connecticut County · 31.8 mi
- Cuties Islandghost town · Western Connecticut County · 31.8 mi
Questions
Where is Fire Island Light?
Fire Island Light is in Suffolk County, New York, at 40.6324, -73.2186.
How many lighthouses are in Suffolk County?
Suffolk County, New York has 17 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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