Orient Point Light Station - Orient, NY
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N 41° 09.812 W 072° 13.417
18T E 732932 N 4560627
Orient Point Light Station is located in Long Island Sound between Orient Point on the North Folk of Long Island and Plum Island in a dangerous body of water known as Plum Gut in Orient, NY.
Waymark Code: WM18QYF
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2023
Views: 4
Orient Point Light, a.k.a. The Coffee Pot, is a sparkplug lighthouse in the Plum Gut of Long Island Sound was built as an aid to navigation through these treacherous waters. Construction began in October 1898 and was completed on November 10, 1899. The lighthouse is built on a reef and with additional riprap added. The base is a cast iron caisson and the tower is made up of cast iron plated over a brick lining.
The black conical tower has a white band in the center. It is 52' high. The lantern on to give it a height of 64 feet. The original lens was upgraded to a fourth order lens in 1900 and later a fifth order Fresnel lens. In 1958 the lighthouse was automated and in 1988 the lens was replaced by an optical lens with a range of 17 nautical miles. The light station was also equipped with a siren and a fog signal.
In June 2011 the lighthouse was declared excess and made available under the provisions of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000. It was purchased by a artist Randy Polumbo in 2013. He uses the lighthouse as a studio.
Street address:
Between Orient and Plum Island in Long Island Sound
Southold, NY Suffolk
11957
County / Borough / Parish: Suffolk
Year listed: 2007
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering, Maritime History, Transportation
Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
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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