Old Field Point Light

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Old Field Point Light

Old Field Point Light
Location: Old Field, New York, Long Island north shore
Coordinates
WGS-84 (GPS)		 40°58′37″N, 73°07′07″W
Foundation: Stone
Construction: Wood tower on granite house
Year first lit: 1868
Deactivated: Active, deactivated 1933-1991
Automated: 1991
Tower shape: Octagonal Tower. Black. Originally white with black lantern.
Height: 74 ft from sea level
Original lens: Fourth order fresnel
Range: 14 nm
Characteristic: Alternating Red and Green 24 s. Red Flash 12 , Green Flash 12 s.

Old Field Point Light is listed as number 21275 in USCG light lists.

The structure is of the same design as lighthouses at Sheffield Island in Norwalk, Connecticut; Morgan Point in Noank, Connecticut; Great Captain Island in Greenwich, Connecticut, Plum Island in New York; and Block Island in Rhode Island.[1]

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  1. ^ [1]"Great Captain Island, CT" page at LighthouseFriends.com Web site, accessed August 21, 2006
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