Fire Island Lighthouse

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**Fire Island Lighthouse**
Fire Island Light
Location:	Fire Island inlet, Long Island
Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS)	40°37′56.8″N, 73°13′06.9″W
Foundation:	Granite/timber
Construction:	Brick encased in cement
Year first lit:	1858
Deactivated:	Active, deactive 1974-1986
Automated:	1986
Tower shape:	Conical tower with four black and white bands
Height:	167 ft
Original lens:	First order Fresnel 1856
Range:	24 nm
Characteristic:	Flashing White 7.5 seconds.

The Fire Island Lighthouse is a visible landmark on the Great South Bay, in southern Suffolk County, New York on the western end of Fire Island, a barrier island off the southern coast of Long Island. The Lighthouse is located with in Fire Island National Seashore and just to the east of Robert Moses State Park. The current lighthouse is a 167 foot Stone tower that began operation in 1858 to replace the 89 foot tower originally built in 1827. The United States Coast Guard decommissioned the light in 1974. In 1982 the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society (FILPS) was formed to preserve the lighthouse. FILPS raised over $1.2million to restore the tower and light. On May 25, 1986 the United States Coast Guard returned the Fire Island Lighthouse to an active aid to navigation. On February 22, 2006, the light became a private aid to navigation. It will continue to be on the nautical charts, but will be operated and maintained by the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society and not the USCG.