Orient Long Beach Bar Light

Summary

Orient Long Beach Bar Light is a lighthouse off Orient, New York. It was originally a screwpile lighthouse that was later converted to concrete caisson foundation.[1] Its early appearance as a screwpile lighthouse gave it the nickname "Bug Light" as there were no other such lighthouses in the vicinity.

Orient Long Beach Bar Light
Orient Long Beach Bar Light ("Bug Light")
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LocationOff Orient , in Gardiners Bay of Long Island, NY,
Coordinates41°6′32″N 72°18′23″W / 41.10889°N 72.30639°W / 41.10889; -72.30639
Tower
Constructed1871
FoundationConcrete and steel caisson
ConstructionWood Frame
Automated1990
Height58 feet (18 m)
Shapetwo-story white frame house with mansard roof and attached tower, "Bug Light"
Markingswhite Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1871
Deactivated1945-1990
Focal height19 m (62 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensFifth order, Fresnel 1871
Range8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
CharacteristicFlashing 4 Seconds

The Long Beach Bar Light was destroyed in 1963 by fire. A replica was rebuilt upon the surviving foundation. The building was reassembled in 1990, and re-activated as a navigational aid in 1993.[2]

The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection (#1055) of souvenir postcards of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of Orient Long Beach Bar Light[3] with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.

References edit

  1. ^ ARLHS World List of Lights
  2. ^ Müller, Robert G. "Long Beach Bar Lighthouse, NY". Long Island Lighthouses. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Smithsonian lighthouse postcards

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External links edit

  •   Media related to Orient Long Beach Bar Light at Wikimedia Commons
  • Long Island Lighthouses: Long Beach Bar Lighthouse