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Point Au Roche From Route 9 roughly six miles north of Plattsburgh, turn east on Point
Au Roche Road (watch for a Point Au Roche State Park sign). Then, 0.8
miles after passing the Mooney Bay Marina, the lighthouse will be on
your right.
Photo courtesy stageliter [Webshots] |
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NY 29 |
Cumberland Head
latitude 44º 41' 29.3" N longitude 73º 23'
7.4" W
The lighthouse is thus best viewed from the water or air. A distant view
is possible from the Grand Isle, VT - Plattsburgh, NY ferry.
Photo courtesy Rebecca Adams [webshots] |
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NY 30 |
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Bluff Point
(Valcour Island)
latitude 44º 37' 22.2" N longitude 73º 25'
52.4" W
The lighthouse is best seen from a boat or on the island itself, but
decent views of the lighthouse from the mainland looking east across the
0.7 mile channel are possible from the Peru Boat Dock. The dock is
located alongside Highway 9, 5.6 miles south of Plattsburgh.
Photo courtesy stageliter [Webshots] |
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NY 31 |
Split Rock
latitude 44º 15' 50.3" N longitude 73º 19'
29.8" W
The best views come from the water, the air, or the opposite side of the
lake.
Photo courtesy Phil Ethier
[Flickr] |
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NY 32 |
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Barbers Point
latitude 44º 9' 15.7" N
longitude 73º 24' 15.9" W
Located on Barber Point, 2.5 miles southeast of Westport. The
lighthouse is a private residence.
Photo courtesy Rebecca Adams [webshots] |
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NY 34 |
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Hudson (Athens)
latitude 42º 15' 7.3" N longitude 73º 48'
31.4" W
June 27, 2007
From Albany and North take the NYS Thruway south to
Exit 21B – Coxsackie. Turn left onto Route 9W and follow south to route
385. Turn left onto 385 and follow into the village of Athens to Second
street where you will make a left and follow it to the docks.
From NYC and South: It's possible to get here from Exit 21,
but the directions above are much easier.
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NY 35 |
Saugerties
latitude 42º 4' 28.4" N longitude 73º 56'
8.1" W
June 27, 2007
Take exit 20 from
Interstate 87 west of Saugerties, and go east on Route 212 into the town
where you will intersect Route 9W. Proceed straight on route 9W North
for four blocks. You will arrive at a T where 9W turns left. Turn right
onto Mynderse Street. Follow this road and bear left at the stop sign.
Proceed down the hill and out to the lighthouse parking lot which is
just beyond the Coast Guard Station. There is a nature trail, which
leads to the lighthouse.
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Rondout
latitude 41º 55' 15.1" N longitude 72º 57'
45.1" W
Tours of the Rondout
(sometimes spelled "Round Out") Lighthouse are available at the Hudson River
Maritime Museum, Kingston, NY.
Photo courtesy pats7288
[Webshots] |
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NY 37 |
Esopus Meadows
latitude 41º 52' 6.3" N longitude 73º 56'
29.8" W
June 28, 2007
Views of the lighthouse from the west bank of the Hudson River are
possible from Esopus Meadows Preserve or the nearby Lighthouse Park. To
reach the park, take Route 9W north from the west side of the Mid-Hudson
Bridge. Continue for 10.3 miles, then turn right on River Road. The
entrance to the park will be on your right after 1.3 miles.
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NY 38 |
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Stony Point
latitude 41º 14' 28.9" N longitude 73º 58'
18.3" W
June 27, 2007
Located on the west side of the river off US 9W in Stony
Point.
Be careful not to confuse this with the
Stony Point on Lake Ontario.
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NY 39 |
Tarrytown
latitude 41º 5' 2.7" N longitude 73º 52'
27.2" W
June 28, 2007
From Tarrytown, continue north on Route 9 to Sleepy
Hollow. Turn west (towards the river), at Pierson Street, which will
become Bellwood and continue to Palmer Avenue. Turn left onto Palmer
Avenue and continue to Kingsland Point Park. Turn left when
you enter the park, drive to the end of the parking lot, then walk
to the light.
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NY 40 |
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Jeffrey's Hook
latitude 40º 51' 1" N longitude 73º 56'
49.1" W
June 27, 2007
From near the intersection of W 181st Street and Lafayette Place in
Manhattan, take the footbridge over the West Side Highway and follow the
cute markers to the lighthouse.
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NY 41 |
Statue of Liberty
latitude 40º 41' 20.6" N longitude 74º 2'
40.7" W
Circle Line boats to the Statue of Liberty National Monument depart from
Battery Park in Lower Manhattan and from Liberty State Park in Jersey
City.
Photo courtesy Grace Marra
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NY 43 |
Fort Wadsworth
latitude 40º 36' 20.9" N longitude 74º 3'
16.2" W
Take exit 15 from I-278, the closest exit on Staten Island to the
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. After exiting, travel to the north side of the
interstate, and then go east one block to Bay Street. Turn right on Bay
Street and continue to the fort.
Photo courtesy yerffej9
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Elm Tree (Swash Channel Front Range)
July 15, 2008
From I-278 on Staten Island, take Exit 12 and proceed south on Slosson
Avenue. Slosson Avenue will shortly become Todt Hill Road. Follow this
road for two miles until it intersects Richmond Road. Continue south on
Richmond Road for 0.4 miles. Turn left on New Dorp Lane and drive
roughly 1.5 miles to Miller Field, where you will find the light. |
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New Dorp (Swash Channel Rear Range)
latitude 40º 34' 50.9" N longitude 74º 7' 12" W
July 14, 2008
From I-278 on Staten Island, take Exit 12 and proceed south on Slosson
Avenue. Slosson Avenue will shortly become Todt Hill Road. Follow this
road for two miles until it intersects Richmond Road. Continue south on
Richmond Road for 0.3 miles. Turn right on Altamont Street, and then
after four blocks left onto Beacon Avenue. Your first right will be
Boyle Street, where you will find the light (#25, a private home).
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NY 45 |
Staten Island Range
latitude 40º 34' 33.7" N longitude 74º 8'
28.5" W
July 14, 2008
From Interstate 278 on Staten Island, go south on Richmond Avenue 2.0
miles and then turn left on Richmond Hill Road. Follow this road for 1.4
miles into La Tourette Park and turn left onto Edinboro Road.
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NY 46 |
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Prince's Bay (Princess Bay)
latitude 40º 30' 27.6" N longitude 74º 12'
47.9" W
From Highway 440 on Staten Island, take the exit just before the
Outerbridge Crossing. At the end of the ramp, turn right at the stop
sign. At the next intersection, make another right. At the traffic
light, make a third right. You should now be on Page Avenue, which,
after five lights, will take you to 6581 Hylan Boulevard near the
southwestern tip of Staten Island. Site and tower closed, but the
preserve is open and visitors can view the light station from nearby;
there is a trail from the parking area for the preserve .
Photo courtesy John Plate
[webshots] |
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NY 47 |
West Bank
latitude 40º 32' 16.5" N longitude 74º 2'
35.4" W
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"We" took a charter aboard the
Castaway out of South Amboy, New Jersey. |
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NY 48 |
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Blackwell Island
latitude 40º 46' 22.2" N longitude 73º 56' 24.7" W
Roosevelt Island can be reached by taking the 59th Street Bridge from
Manhattan over to Queens. Once in Queens, go north to 36th Avenue, and
take it west to the island. There is a hospital at the northern end of
the island. We found a parking space on the street near the hospital and
walked to the lighthouse.
Photo courtesy pats7288 [Webshots] |
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NY 49 |
Coney Island
latitude 40º 34' 35.3" N longitude 74º 0' 42.4" W
July 14, 2008On Coney Island, take Surf Avenue west to the gated community of
Seagate. Ask permission at the Surf Avenue gate to see the Coney Island Lighthouse.
The lighthouse is located between B47 and B48 Streets off of Surf
Avenue.
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NY 50 |
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Fire Island
latitude 40º 37' 56.8" N longitude 73º 13'
7" W
From the Southern State Parkway 48 miles east of Manhattan, take exit 40
and travel south on the Robert Moses Parkway to Fire Island. Once on the
island, turn left, travel about two miles, and park in the field 5
parking area, from which you need to walk roughly a mile to the
lighthouse.
Photo courtesy pats7288 [Webshots] |
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Montauk Point
latitude 41º 4' 15.6" N longitude 71º 51'
25.5" W
Take Interstate 495 towards the eastern end of Long Island. At exit 70,
take Route 111 south to Route 27. Proceed east on Route 27 to its end at
Montauk Point State Park.
Photo courtesy Howard [Flickr] |
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NY 51A |
Montauk Yacht Club
latitude 41º 4' 13" N
longitude 71º 55' 55.9" W
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From Highway 27, almost 1.5 miles east of Montauk (but before you reach
the Montauk Lighthouse), turn north on West Lake Drive. After 1.7 miles,
turn right to reach Star Island, where you will find the Montauk Yacht
Clu. |
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NY 52 |
Cedar Island
latitude 41º 2' 26.9" N longitude 72º 15'
39.6" W
Located on Cedar Point, at the end of a mile-and-a-half peninsula, found
in Cedar Point County Park.
The park is located roughly four miles northeast of Sag Harbor.
Photo courtesy breeds52 [Webshots]
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NY 53 |
Long Beach Bar
latitude 41º 6' 32.8" N
longitude 72º 18' 21.6" W
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(rebuilt 1990)
Views are possible from Orient Beach State Park and other places along
Gardiners Bay and Orient Harbor |
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NY 54 |
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Orient Point
latitude 41º 9' 48.6" N longitude 72º 13'
25" W
Land views are from near the Orient Point County Park. Water views are
available from the Cross Sound Ferry (Orient Point NY to New London CT)
Photo courtesy Art Simendinger
[Flickr]
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NY 55 |
Plum Island
latitude 41º 10' 25.3" N longitude 72º 12'
41.5" W
Views of the light are
possible from the Cross Sound Ferry
, which operates between Orient
Point, NY and New London, CT.
Photo courtesy Art Simendinger
[Flickr]
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NY 56 |
Little Gull Island |
This light is best seen by boat. East End Lighthouses and Sunbeam Fleet
offer excursions that pass by Little Gull Island Lighthouse |
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NY 59 |
North Dumpling
latitude 41º 17' 16.5" N longitude 72º 1'
9.3" W
East End Lighthouses out of New York and Sunbeam Fleet out of
Connecticut offer excursions that pass by the North Dumpling Lighthouse.
Photo courtesy Maria Pratt
[Flickr] |
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NY 60 |
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Horton Point
latitude 41º 5' 6.4" N longitude 72º 26'
44" W
From Highway 25 in Southold, turn north on Youngs Avenue and continue
for just over a mile until it ends at Old North Road. Turn right on Old
North Road, and then make a quick left on Lighthouse Road
Photo courtesy pats7288 [Webshots]
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NY 61 |
Old Field
Point
latitude 40º 58' 37.2" N longitude 73º 7' 7" W
June 28, 2007
Located at the end of Old Field Road in the village of Old Field, which is
approximately near the middle of Long Island's north shore. This
is now the village offices.
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NY 62 |
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Eatons Neck
latitude 40º 57' 13" N longitude 73º 23'
50" W
From Highway 25A in Vernon Valley, go north on Waterside Avenue for 1.4
miles to Eatons Neck Road. Follow Eatons Neck Road/Asharoken Avenue for
four miles and then go north on Lighthouse Road to the Coast Guard
Station. (June 28, 2007) The Coast Guard
station has the road marked as "Private, no trespassing" for about a
mile, so contact ahead for permission.
Photo courtesy pats7288 [Webshots] |
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NY 63 |
LLoyd Harbor (Huntington)
latitude 40º 54' 38.6" N longitude 73º 25'
52.7" W
June 27, 2007
One block west of the intersection of Highways 25A and 110 in
Huntington, turn north on Wall Street. After 0.6 miles turn left on
Southdown Road. Follow Southdown Road to its end. Southdown Road will
make two sharp right turns and a sharp left turn before you reach the
end.
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NY 64 |
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Cold Springs
Harbor, relocated
To reach Lloyd Beach, at the intersection 0.2 miles west of Highways 25A
and 110, turn north on W. Neck Road. Lloyd Beach will be on your right
after 4.3 miles.
Photo courtesy pats7288 [Webshots]
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NY 65 |
Sands Point
latitude 40º 51' 56.7" N
longitude 73º 43' 46.2" W
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Sightseeing cruises along Long
Island's Gold Coast, which pass by the Sands Point Lighthouse, are
offered in the summer by
Skyline Cruises. |
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NY 66 |
Throgs Neck
latitude 40º 48 15.5" ' N
longitude 73º 47' 32.2" W
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This is the original Keeper's house with a modern beacon on a simple
tower.
6 Pennyfield Avenue, Throgs Neck, NY |
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Execution Rocks
latitude 40º 52' 41.2" N longitude 73º 44'
14.9" W
Located on a rocky reef, one mile north of Sands Point on Long Island's
north shore.
Photo courtesy pats7288 [Webshots] |
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