Coordinates: 41°6′32″N 72°18′23″W / 41.10889°N 72.30639°W / 41.10889; -72.30639

Orient Long Beach Bar Light

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Orient Long Beach Bar Light
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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
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"
Light
First lit1871
Deactivated1945-1990
LensFifth order, Fresnel 1871
Range8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
CharacteristicFlashing 4 Seconds

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. 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

  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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