The Montauk Point Light, or Montauk Point Lighthouse, is a lighthouse located adjacent to Montauk Point State Park at the easternmost point of Long Island in Montauk, New York. The lighthouse was the first to be built within the state of New York, and was the first public works project of the new United States. It is the fourth oldest active lighthouse in the Unit…
The Montauk Point Light, or Montauk Point Lighthouse, is a lighthouse located adjacent to Montauk Point State Park at the easternmost point of Long Island in Montauk, New York. The lighthouse was the first to be built within the state of New York, and was the first public works project of the new United States. It is the fourth oldest active lighthouse in the United States. Montauk Point Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2012, it was designated as a National Historic Landmark for its significance to New York and international shipping in the early Federal period.
Location: Montauk Point, Suffolk County, New York, U.S.
Height: 110.5 ft (33.7 m) structure
Nearest city: East Hampton, New York, U.S.
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1796
Architect: John McComb Jr.
Foundation: 13 ft (4 m) deep and 9 ft (3 m) thick, Natural, Emplaced, built in 1796
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