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.Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
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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
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
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
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.49388° or 42° 29′ 38″ northLongitude
-79.35392° or 79° 21′ 14″ westElevation
584 feet (178 metres)Inception
1875Open location code
87J2FJVW+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1073002897OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
5115499Wikidata ID
Q5315389
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Dunkirk Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Dunkirk”
- French: “Phare de Dunkirk”
- Russian: “Маяк Данкерк”
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Explore places such as Reed Corners and Van Buren Bay.
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