13 ft (4 m) deep and 9 ft (3 m) thick, Natural, Emplaced, built in 1796
Construction
Sandstone
Automated
1987
Height
110.5 ft (33.7 m) structure
Shape
Octagonal pyramidal
Markings
Tower painted white with a broad red band midway, lantern black[1][2]
Heritage
National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place, New York State Register of Historic Places listed place
Fog signal
Horn: 1 2s in every 15s
Light
First lit
1797
Focal height
168 ft (51 m)
Lens
8 whale oil lamps (1797), Fresnel lens (later) 1903-1987, VRB-25 1987-2023, as of 11/06/2023 the same (reconditioned) 3 1/2 order bivalve Fresnel lens that was removed in 1987. (current)
Range
18 nm
Characteristic
Flashing White 5 seconds.
Montauk Point Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
New York State Register of Historic Places
Nearest city
East Hampton, New York, U.S.
Area
less than one acre
Built
1796
Architect
John McComb Jr.
NRHP reference No.
69000142
Significant dates
Added to NRHP
July 07, 1969
Designated NHL
March 2, 2012
Designated NYSRHP
June 23, 1980
The Montauk Point Light, or Montauk Point Lighthouse, is a lighthouse located adjacent to Montauk Point State Park, at the easternmost point of Long Island, in the hamlet of Montauk in the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York. The lighthouse was the first to be built within the state of New York, and was the first public works project of the new United States. It is the fourth oldest active lighthouse in the United States.[4] Montauk Point Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2012, it was designated as a National Historic Landmark for its significance to New York and international shipping in the early Federal period.
The Montauk Point Lighthouse at dawnMontauk Point Lighthouse as it appeared on the 2021 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses Forever Stamp series
The lighthouse, which is located on Turtle Hill at the easternmost tip of Long Island, at 2000 Montauk Highway, is a privately run museum, and is not part of Montauk Point State Park. Entry to the lighthouse costs $15.00 for an adult, $8.00 for seniors and $5.00 per child.[5]
^Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey(PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 8.
^"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
^"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^"Lighthouse Facts". Montauk Light House.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
^"Plan Your Lighthouse Visit". Retrieved July 20, 2022.
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