Race Rock Light Station - Southold, NY
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N 41° 14.617 W 072° 02.820
18T E 747449 N 4570007
Race Rock Light Station is located in Long Island Sound, 0.6 miles southwest of Fisher Island in the town of Southold, Long Island, NY.
Waymark Code: WM18PXD
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2023
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The Race Rock Light Station was built between 1871 and 1878 to protect ships from a dangerous reef SW of Fisher Island. It took seven years to construct the granite riprap foundation and one year to build the 2 story high granite lightkeepers house and granite light tower. The lighthouse was designed by Francis Hopkins Smith in the Gothic Revival style and activated on January 1, 1879.
The light tower has a square base and octagonal railing and lantern room on top. It is 45' high above the man-made island and 67' high above sea level. It is equipped with a a fourth-order, revolving Fresnel lens that flashes red every 10 seconds. Its light is visible for 14 nautical miles. The lighthouse was automated in 1978.
Street address:
0.6 mi. SW of Race Point
Fischer Island
Southold, NY United States
11971
County / Borough / Parish: Suffolk
Year listed: 2005
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering, Maritime History, Transportation
Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Historic function: Transportation
Current function: Transportation
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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