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This page last updated on 12/02/00
"Light houses and stations are of interest to the public, and permission to visit them is often appreciated and is of educational value." From Lighthouse Service Bulletin No. 10, October 1912.
On this site you will be able to find out just
about anything you'll need to know about Long Island's lighthouse history, tourism and
preservation.
Use the links below to take you where you'd like to go.
If you don't find what you're looking for, e-mail
me.
LongIslandLighthouses.com Brief Lighthouse Histories, Photographs, Special Events, the E-Mail List, and More |
The Long Island Chapter of the US Lighthouse Society Plum Island Lighthouse, |
Other Area Lighthouse Preservation Groups:
Horton Point Lighthouse
and Museum |
Long Beach Bar - (The Bug Light) |
Huntington
Harbor |
Montauk Point Lighthouse |
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A beautiful Fall day at the Long Beach Bar (Bug) Light. Photo courtesy of Bob Scroope.
This site has received StudyWeb's Academic Excellence Award, displayed below, and is listed on their site.
What's New: A Timeline of LI lighthouse history... Updated page: Race Rock... A report on the October 14 Beacons of the Night cruise... The Lighthouse Fans' Photo Gallery at LongIslandLighthouses.com, a place for your lighthouse photos!
Coming Soon: More updates of the pages on this site... Photos from Plum Island... Always more event listings.
Table of Contents (Links with an asterisk * have photographs)
How many of these lights can you name without
looking at the pages on this site?
This image was photographed and edited by George Bacon, a local lighthouse
enthusiast and photographer who has been kind enough to allow me to use it here (his
original is much nicer than this digital version). Please respect his copyrights and do
not duplicate this image without permission.
This poster, which is much nicer than this scan shows, is available for sale from the artist, Dennis Coburn. Please respect his copyrights and do not duplicate this image without permission. As with any merchandise you may see advertised on this site, a portion of the profits from sales of these posters goes to help lighthouse preservation on Long Island. Contact dcoburn@portjeff.net to order, or for more information.
The North Shore - Stepping Stones* Sands Point* Execution Rocks*
Cold Spring Harbor* Huntington Harbor* Eaton's
Neck* Old Field Point*
Stratford Shoal (Middleground)* (While Stratford
Shoal is a Connecticut light, it is viewed by many on their way to and from Long Island.)
The North Fork - Horton Point* Long Beach Bar (Bug Light)* Gardiner's Point* Orient Point* Plum Island* Little Gull Island*
Fisher's Island - Race Rock* North Dumpling* Latimer Reef* (This is another CT light which happens to be near Long Island.)
Block Island - North light and Southeast light (These lights, while actually in Rhode Island, are listed here because of their close proximity to Long Island.)
The South Fork - Montauk Point (includes the museum)* Cedar Island* Shinnecock Bay*
The South Shore - Fire Island*
Chronological Listings of Long Island Lighthouses
Long Island Lighthouse Events: Upcoming tours, talks, cruises and more.
Cruise Report: East End Seaport's 1999 annual lighthouse cruise* (June 5, 2026)
Cruise Report: Happy 100th Birthday to... The Orient Point Lighthouse*! (July 31, 1999)
Cruise Report: Lighthouse Safaris"sm" South by Land, North by Sea* (September 18, 2025)
Cruise Report: Captain John's Sunbeam Express Lighthouse Cruise* (September 20, 2025)
Cruise Report: Beacons of the Night Cruise* by the Long Island Chapter of the US Lighthouse Society (October 14, 2025)
Special Event Report: National Lighthouse Day 1999 at the Old Field Light* (August 8, 1999)
Special Event Report: The Ninth Anniversary of the Relighting of the Bug Light* (September 4, 2025)
Special Event Report: Sunrise atop the Fire Island tower* (January 30, 2026)
Web Site Bonus! The Saybrook Breakwater and Lynde Point lights on the Connecticut River*
Another Web Site Bonus! The Ponce Inlet and St. Augustine, Florida lights*
If you'd like to be on the Long Island Lighthouses e-mail list, just send me e-mail. You'll get updates on events and this site, and new information as I uncover it in my research.
Interested in having me do a weekend or evening slide presentation on Long Island's lighthouses? Just ask!
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The list of acknowledgements for this project has become too long to keep on this page. Please take a moment to see the names of the folks who have made this site possible and thank them if you happen to meet them.
This web site is dedicated to: My father Louis Müller (1912-1992) who would have loved the nostalgia of the project and read every word of every page of the research and final outcome. Dad spent most of his life on Long Island and loved the water. He even specified that his ashes be spread on a small island on the Great South Bay, where he spent many summer days with his family and friends. From Dad's final resting place, one has a nice view of the Fire Island light. California artist Donn Rhodes. Donn loved lighthouses, among many other things, and was going to be the illustrator for my book. Although I never got to meet the man in person I can say without hesitation that he was an impressive man and we are all a little poorer for his absence. I am happy to have known him for the short time I did, and I am a better person for it. Avvie (ca. 1982-2000), the little old ex-puppy mill mother Beagle who taught me more about being a decent human being than any philosopher or theologian ever has. Her gentleness, patience, humility, love, trust, devotion, strength in the face of adversity, appreciation of the simple things, and enthusiasm for life will always be an inspiration. If more of us were like her, the world would be a much better place. |
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