WayfarrowHorse Island Light
Lighthouse · Jefferson County, New York
Horse Island Light is a lighthouse in Jefferson County, New York. New York has 84 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 8 of them in Jefferson County.
It was built in 1870, in the late 19th century, making it the 23rd oldest of the 56 in New York with a recorded construction date; it was deactivated in 1957; the structure is built of limestone.
Status check, 2026-11: The current brick tower (dated 1870, finished April 1871) replaced the 1831 light and was itself replaced by a steel skeleton tower in 1957; New York State now owns the island. Height sources disagree (55.5 ft vs 70 ft). It stands at 43.9431° N, 76.1444° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1870 |
|---|---|
| Deactivated | 1957 |
| Material | limestone |
| Coordinates | 43.94310, -76.14440 |
Nearby places
- Horse Island Lightlighthouse · Jefferson County · 0.1 mi
- Stony Point Lightlighthouse · Jefferson County · 10.5 mi
- Cape Vincent Lightlighthouse · Jefferson County · 15.4 mi
- Galloo Island Lightlighthouse · Jefferson County · 15.4 mi
- Tibbetts Point Lightlighthouse · Jefferson County · 15.6 mi
- East Charity Shoal Lightlighthouse · New York · 18 mi
- La Raysvilleghost town · Jefferson County · 20.5 mi
- Rock Island Lightlighthouse · Jefferson County · 24.2 mi
- Selkirk Lightlighthouse · Oswego County · 25.7 mi
- Sunken Rock Lightlighthouse · Jefferson County · 30.1 mi
- Oswego Harbor West Pierhead Lightlighthouse · Oswego County · 37.5 mi
- Crossover Island Lightlighthouse · St. Lawrence County · 42.4 mi
Questions
Where is Horse Island Light?
Horse Island Light is in Jefferson County, New York, at 43.9431, -76.1444.
How many lighthouses are in Jefferson County?
Jefferson County, New York has 8 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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