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    LONG ISLAND CHAPTER  
  UNITED STATES LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY
“To Preserve and Promote the Lighthouse Heritage of Long Island”
 
 

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Suffolk County's Lighthouses

The Suffolk County Legislature has declared Suffolk County, the eastern most county of Long Island, New York, "America's Lighthouse County." To celebrate America's Lighthouse County, the first Saturday of Spring has been designated Suffolk County Lighthouse Day!

Since 1796, twenty-six (26) lighthouses have been built in Suffolk County, at eighteen (18) different locations. Fifteen (15) lighthouses still stand, giving Suffolk County the distinction of having more lighthouses than any other county in the United States.
 
  1. Huntington Harbor Huntington Harbor Lighthouse
  2. Eatons Neck Eatons Neck Lighthouse
  3. Old Field Point Old Field Point Lighthouse
  4. Stratford Shoal (Middleground) Stratford Shoal Lighthouse
  5. Fire Island Fire Island Lighthouse
  6. Cedar Island (Cedar Point) Cedar Island Lighthouse
  7. Montauk Point Montauk Point Lighthouse
  1. Horton Point Horton Point Lighthouse
  2. Long Beach Bar (Bug Light) Logn Beach Bar Lighthouse
  3. Orient Point (Coffee Pot) Orient Point Lighthouse
  4. Plum Island (Plum Gut) Plum Island Lighthouse
  5. Little Gull Island Little Gull Island Lighhtouse
  6. Race Rock Race Rock Lighthouse
  7. North Dumpling North Dumpling Lighthouse
  8. Latimer Reef Latimer Reef Lighthouse

Of these fifteen (15) lighthouses, eight (8) are located in Southold Township, which has more lighthouses than any other township in the United States.

The following is a list of additional Suffolk County lighthouses that were moved to private property or lost over time.
      Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Lighthouse  Shinnecock Bay Shinnecock Bay Lighthouse

  • Lloyd Harbor
  • Port Jefferson Harbor Breakwater
  • Gardiners Point Island