Old Field Point Light
Old Field Point Light
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| Location | Old Field, New York, Long Island north shore |
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| Coordinates | 40°58′37.2″N 73°07′06.9″W / 40.977000°N 73.118583°WCoordinates: 40°58′37.2″N 73°07′06.9″W / 40.977000°N 73.118583°W |
| Year first lit | 1868 |
| Deactivated | Active, deactivated 1933-1991 |
| Foundation | Stone |
| Construction | Wood tower on granite house |
| Tower shape | Octagonal Tower. Black. Originally white with black lantern. |
| Height | 74 feet (23 m) from sea level |
| Original lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) |
| Characteristic | Alternating Red and Green 24 s. Red Flash 12 , Green Flash 12 s. |
| ARLHS number | USA-563 |
| USCG number | 1-21275 |
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Old Field Point Light is a lighthouse within the village of Old Field, New York between the entrances to Port Jefferson Harbor and Stony Brook Harbor on the north shore of Long Island.
The structure is of the same design as lighthouses at Sheffield Island in Norwalk, Connecticut; Morgan Point in Noank, Connecticut; Great Captain Island in Greenwich, Connecticut, Plum Island on Plum Island in New York; and Block Island North on Block Island in Rhode Island.
The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection (#1055) of souvenir postcards of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of Old Field Point Light with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
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