Montauk Point Lighthouse

Local nameMontauk Point Lighthouse
LocationSuffolk County, New York, United States

The Montauk Point Light is a lighthouse located adjacent to Montauk Point State Park, at the easternmost point of Long Island, in the hamlet of Montauk in the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, 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. Long Island 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.

The lighthouse, which is located on Turtle Hill at the easternmost tip of Long Island, at 2000 Montauk Highway, is a privately run museum, and is not part of Montauk Point State Park. Entry to the lighthouse costs $10.00 for an adult, $8.00 for seniors and $5.00 per child.

Tags LighthouseMuseumHeritage
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Montauk Point Lighthouse… @ United States Coast Guard, photo by Pamela Bednarik

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montauk_Point_Light

Official website http://www.montauklighthouse.com/

Phone +1 888 MTK POINT

Address 2000 Montauk Highway, Montauk, NY 11954, USA

Coordinates 41°4'15.519" N -71°51'25.54" E

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