Map of Lighthouses of Long Island, New York

I made a Long Island map showing lighthouse locations on my webpage, if anyone is interesting in checking it out. I have yet to find a lighthouse map on the web for this area, so I made one myself so that one exists. You can click on each individual lighthouse in the map to access street maps and driving directions for the ones you can get to by land...and of course, photos too! I'll be putting up short cuts and good viewing places for the ones you can't directly get to (eventually). So, it's really meant to be a lighthouse visiting guide for the Long Island region. It's a continual work in progress, so bear with me...but a decent start, I think. http://www.scroope.net/lighthouses/longisland.htm


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KRISTIN ERIN SCROOPE
kristin@scroope.net
http://www.scroope.net/lighthouses/lhlist.htm

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Kristin, you have made a great map! One of my trips to NY I need to stay on L.I. and do the lighthouse tour. In the summer of 1999, I took a tour of Fire Island. I had a beautiful day and fun time climbing the tower. I look forward to touring more L.I. lights. Thanks for you contributions.

Glad you liked the map. I'm glad it turned out to be something useful.
I was at Fire Island myself earlier this year...it was the first time I ever climbed up that tower...That day was a little cold and a bit windy...but still a great view from the top of the tower! I could clearly see all the different areas of the bay that had frozen from up there.

Kristin- Thanks so much for the detailed information. I am planning a trip to the North Fork in June and your site helps me locate all the lights. Great job!

Rich

Very cool; very helpful. Nice work, Kristin.

My count of Suffolk County, Long Island Lighthouses:
20 total - past and present
16 left - if you subtract the lost ones
15 - if Stratford Shoal is disputed to be a Connecticut Lighthouse

Huntington Township: 1. Cold Spring Harbor, 2. Lloyd Harbor*, 3. Huntington Harbor, 4. Eatons Neck; Islip Township: 5. Fire Island; Brookhaven Township: 6. Old Field Point, 7. Port Jefferson Harbor East Breakwater*; Brookhaven Township (Long Island, New York) and Connecticut Border: 8. Stratford Shoal (Middle Ground); Southampton Township: 9. Shinnecock Bay (Great West Bay, Ponquogue Point)*; Southold Township: 10. Horton Point, 11. Long Beach Bar (Bug Light), 12. Cedar Island (Cedar Point), 13. Orient Point (Coffee Pot), 14. Plum Island (Plum Gut), 15. Little Gull Island, 16. Race Rock, 17. North Dumpling, 18. Latimer Reef; Easthampton Township: 19. Gardiners Point* & 20. Montauk Point

Suffolk may be the county with most lighthouses in the U.S.! See the following for more info: http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/forums/Forum17/HTML/000122.html

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Lighthousing - North Fork of Long Island http://scroope.net/lighthousing/northforklongisland1november1999.htm

Lighthousing - Cedar Point Island http://scroope.net/lighthousing/cedarpointislandmay1999.htm

Visits to Other Long Island Lighthouse Locations:

Cold Spring Harbor http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/forums/Forum15/HTML/000264.html

Coney Island http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/forums/Forum15/HTML/000249.html

Shinnecock (Great West Bay) http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/forums/Forum15/HTML/000253.html

At Stan's request, here are driving directions for 1 Day of Long Island Lighthousing. His priority seemed to be seeing Montauk Point, so the focus of these directions are for Suffolk County lighthouses - Viewing 8 Lighthouses in 1 day: Montauk Point, Cedar Island, Long Beach Bar (Bug Light), Orient Point, Plum Island, Horton Point, Old Field Point & Fire Island. http://scroope.net/lighthousing/suffolkcountydirections.htm

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In case anyone will be heading out to the Long Island area over the summer, here are some Forum Archives on Long Island for reference:
Huntington Harbor http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/forums/Forum15/HTML/000297.html
Cedar Point http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/forums/Forum15/HTML/000281.html
Latimer Reef http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/forums/Forum15/HTML/000277.html
Long Beach Bar http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/forums/Forum15/HTML/000280.html
Eatons Neck http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/forums/Forum15/HTML/000278.html
Mini Long Island Tour http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/forums/Forum15/HTML/000274.html
Long Island Lighthousing Aug 27-28 2000 http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/forums/Forum15/HTML/000213.html


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Long Island Lighthouses of the Day

April 24, 2001 Bob Scroope Race Rock NY http://harbourlights.com/lighthouses/Today/April/April_24_01.htm

May 17, 2001 Bob Scroope Cold Spring Harbor NY http://harbourlights.com/lighthouses/Today/May/May_17_01.htm

June 7, 2001 Bob Scroope Race Rock NY http://harbourlights.com/lighthouses/Today/June/June_7_01.htm

June 17, 2001 Ron Foster Fire Island NY http://harbourlights.com/lighthouses/Today/June/June_17_01.htm

June 20, 2001 Bob McKeon Cedar Point NY http://harbourlights.com/lighthouses/Today/June/June_20_01.htm

July 3, 2001 Bob Scroope Long Beach Bar (Bug Light) NY http://harbourlights.com/lighthouses/Today/July/July_3_01.htm

July 14, 2001 Bob Scroope Old Field Point NY http://harbourlights.com/lighthouses/Today/July/July_14_01.htm

July 26, 2001 Bob Scroope Plum Island NY http://harbourlights.com/lighthouses/Today/July/July_26_01.htm

August Long Island Lighthouses of the Day

August 11, 2001 Sara Morton Latimer Reef NY http://harbourlights.com/lighthouses/Today/August/Aug_11_01.htm

August 31, 2001 Robert Scroope Montauk Point NY http://harbourlights.com/lighthouses/Today/August/Aug_31_01.htm


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KRISTIN ERIN SCROOPE
kristin@scroope.net
http://www.scroope.net/lighthouses/lhlist.htm

For anyone that may be interested in watching a program on Long Island's Lighthouses, News 12 LI is airing a special this weekend (if you can get the tv station). http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/forums/Forum1/HTML/001081.html
If not, the video is supposed to be for sale to benefit Long Island's lighthouses - when I find out how you can get a copy, I'll let you know.


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KRISTIN ERIN SCROOPE
kristin@scroope.net
http://www.scroope.net/lighthouses/lhlist.htm
http://www.LILighthouseSociety.org

Here was some info on visiting Long Island's Lighthouses that was in the Lighthouse Duty forum: http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/forums/Forum5/HTML/000336.html


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KRISTIN ERIN SCROOPE
kristin@scroope.net
http://www.scroope.net/lighthouses/lhlist.htm
http://www.LILighthouseSociety.org