Montauk Point Light

Montauk Point Light

Montauk Point Light in April 2020
Location	Montauk Point, Suffolk County, New York, U.S.
Coordinates	41°04′16″N 71°51′26″W / 41.07099°N 71.85709°W / 41.07099; -71.85709
Tower
Foundation	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 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.^[5]