Race Rock Light

Race Rock 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 1878, in the late 19th century, making it the 35th oldest of the 56 in New York with a recorded construction date; its light sits 66 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl R 10s (a red flash every 10 seconds), with a range of about 16 nautical miles; it guards Long Island Sound; the recorded designer or builder is Francis Hopkinson Smith; the structure is built of granite.

Status check, 2026-11: Offshore granite lighthouse built 1871–78 on a submerged reef and first lit January 1, 1879. Wikipedia gives the tower as 45 ft, but other sources only give 65.5–67 ft above the water, so the tower height isn't confirmed. Race Rock Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.2435° N, 72.0470° W.

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