WayfarrowOak Orchard Light
Lighthouse · Orleans County, New York
Oak Orchard Light is a lighthouse in Orleans County, New York. New York has 84 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
It was built in 2010, in the postwar decades, making it the 56th oldest of the 56 in New York with a recorded construction date; its light sits 36 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as F W (a steady light); it guards Lake Ontario; it was deactivated in 1905.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: A storm swept the 1871 lighthouse away in December 1916; what stands today is a museum replica built in 2010 on the east side of the river, and its height is unconfirmed (32 ft per one source). It stands at 43.3711° N, 78.1931° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 36 ft |
| Light characteristic | F W |
| Deactivated | 1905 |
| Body of water | Lake Ontario |
| Coordinates | 43.37110, -78.19310 |
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