Horton Point Light
Horton Point Light is a lighthouse on the north side of Eastern Long Island, New York in the hamlet of Southold. The lighthouse and the grounds surrounding it are under the supervision of the Town of Southold Park District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: GCW50, Public domain.
- Type: House
- Description: lighthouse in New York, United States
- Also known as: “Horton Lighthouse” and “Horton Point Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Southold station and Custer Observatory.
Southold station
Railway station
Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Southold is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Youngs Avenue and Traveler Street, just north of NY 25 in Southold, New York. Southold station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Horton Point Light.
Custer Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Astroval1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Custer Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Southold, New York. It is owned and operated by the Custer Institute. Facing Peconic Bay and Shelter Island, Custer's location is host to some of the darkest skies on Long Island as a result of the comparatively lower levels of light pollution in the area. Custer Observatory is situated 2½ miles south of Horton Point Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peconic and Greenport West.
Peconic
Hamlet
Peconic is a census-designated place that roughly corresponds to the hamlet by the same name in the Town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The CDP's population was 683 at the 2010 census. Peconic is situated 3 miles south of Horton Point Light.
Greenport West
Village
Greenport West is a census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 2,124 at the 2010 census. Greenport West is in the Town of Southold. Greenport West is situated 3 miles east of Horton Point Light.
Greenport
Town
Greenport is a village in New York's Suffolk County, on the North Fork of Long Island. It is located within the Town of Southold and is the only incorporated community in the town. Greenport is situated 4½ miles east of Horton Point Light.
Horton Point Light
- Categories: lighthouse, building, and residential building
- Location: Southold, Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.08513° or 41° 5′ 7″ northLongitude
-72.44558° or 72° 26′ 44″ westElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
87H93HP3+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 256342440OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
6353020Wikidata ID
Q5906921
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Horton Point Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Horton Point”
- French: “Phare de Horton Point”
- Russian: “Маяк Хортон-Пойнт”
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