Dunkirk Light

The Dunkirk Lighthouse, also known as the Point Gratiot Light, is an active lighthouse located at Point Gratiot on Lake Erie in New York state. The lighthouse was established in 1826 and the current tower was first lit in 1875.

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Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in New York, United States
Also known as: “Dunkirk Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dunkirk High School.

Dunkirk High School

School

Dunkirk High School is a public high school located in Dunkirk, New York. It is situated on 6th Street, a few blocks from the city downtown. The High School currently enrolls 756 students in grades 7 through 12. Dunkirk High School is situated 1½ miles southeast of Dunkirk Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fredonia and Sheridan.

Fredonia

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Fredonia is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 9,871 as of the 2020 census. Fredonia is in the town of Pomfret south of Lake Erie.

Sheridan

Village

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Sheridan is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,563 at the 2020 census. The town is on the county's northern border, east of Dunkirk. Sheridan is situated 6 miles east of Dunkirk Light.

Dunkirk Light

Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: City of Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, Southern Tier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.49388° or 42° 29′ 38″ north

Longitude

-79.35392° or 79° 21′ 14″ west

Elevation

584 feet (178 metres)

Inception

1875

Open location code

87J2FJVW+HC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1073002897

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=lighthouse

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

GeoNames ID

5115499

Wikidata ID

Q5315389

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Satellite Map

Discover Dunkirk Light from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Dunkirk Light” goes by many names.

French: “phare de Dunkirk”
French: “Phare de Dunkirk”
Russian: “Маяк Данкерк”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Reed Corners and Van Buren Bay.

Nearby Places

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