Search ||  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 

Name: Gardiners Point Island Light  

Feedback to the database manager

Nearest Town or City:
Gardiners Island, New York, United States

Location: Off southeast coast of Long Island, northwest of Gardiners Island.

Notes:
This lighthouse was built on a small peninsula or sand bar. A storm in 1888 turned the bar into an island. The lighthouse was damaged in an 1894 storm and discontinued. Today the ruins of Fort Tyler can be seen on the island.

Height of Focal Plane: 30

Description of Tower: Cylindrical tower attached to keeper's dwelling.

This light is not operational

Date Established: 1855

Date Deactivated: 1894

Current Use: Destroyed.

Keepers: Jonathan A. Miller (?-1894)