The 20 Oldest Lighthouses in New York

Ranked by the construction year of the structure standing today, for every lighthouse in New York that we could confirm is still standing. Montauk Point Light leads, built 1796; number 20 is Plum Island Light, built 1869. Dates or measurements marked uncertain in the source are left out rather than guessed Each entry was checked against current sources (park services, historic registers, preservation societies), and anything demolished, replaced or uncertain is left out. Each entry links to its own page with coordinates, sources and image licences.

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   1. Montauk Point Light

   Built 1796 · Suffolk County, New York · National Register

   Photo: Wolfgang Wander / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   2. Eatons Neck Light

   Built 1798 · Suffolk County, New York · National Register

   Photo: skapur / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5)

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   3. Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse

   Built 1822 · Monroe County, New York · National Register

   Photo: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   4. Stony Point Light

   Built 1826 · Rockland County, New York · National Register

   Photo: Tony / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

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   5. Barcelona Light

   Built 1829 · Chautauqua County, New York · National Register

   Photo: Leon J Stein / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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   6. Buffalo Main Light

   Built 1833 · Erie County, New York · National Register

   Photo: Darmon / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5)

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   7. Selkirk Light

   Built 1838 · Oswego County, New York · National Register

   Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   8. Execution Rocks Light

   Built 1849 · Westchester County, New York · National Register

   Photo: NOAA Historical Collection. / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

9. 9. Tibbetts Point Light

   Built 1854 · Jefferson County, New York · National Register

10. 10. New Dorp Light

    Built 1856 · Richmond County, New York · National Register

11. 11. Horton Point Light

    Built 1857 · Suffolk County, New York · National Register

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    12. Fire Island Light

    Built 1858 · Suffolk County, New York · National Register

    Photo: Don Fick / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

13. 13. Point Aux Roches Light

    Built 1858 · Clinton County, New York

14. 14. Princes Bay Light

    Built 1864 · Richmond County, New York

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    15. Galloo Island Light

    Built 1867 · Jefferson County, New York · National Register

    Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

16. 16. Split Rock Point Light

    Built 1867 · Essex County, New York

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    17. Cedar Island Light

    Built 1868 · Suffolk County, New York · National Register

    Photo: Skip willits / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

18. 18. Cumberland Head Light

    Built 1868 · Clinton County, New York

19. 19. Little Gull Island Light

    Built 1869 · Suffolk County, New York

20. 20. Plum Island Light

    Built 1869 · Suffolk County, New York · National Register

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