Plum Island Light
The decommissioned lighthouse pictured in 2012. | |
| Location | Plum Island (New York) |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°10′25.20″N 72°12′41.47″W / 41.1736667°N 72.2115194°W |
| Tower | |
| Construction | second light on granite house (1869) metal tower (1978) |
| Automated | 1978 |
| Height | 50 feet (15 m) from sea level |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1827 |
| Focal height | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Lens | 10 whale oil lamps (1827) Sixth-order fresnel (1856) Fourth-order fresnel (1897) Automated flash (1978) |
| Range | 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) |
| Characteristic | 2.5 second White flash |
Plum Island Light Station | |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000014 |
| Added to NRHP | February 11, 2011 |
Plum Island Light is located on the western end of Plum Island, which lies in the Long Island Sound, east of Orient Point at the end of the North Fork of Long Island, New York. A historic granite lighthouse originally built in 1869 sits at the site, but no longer serves as an active aid to navigation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
A short distance northwest is a 14 feet (4.3 m) metal tower that holds the automated light that has served as an aid to navigation since the earlier light was decommissioned in 1978.