Fire Island Lighthouse
The Fire Island Lighthouse is a visible landmark on the Great South Bay, in southern Suffolk County, New York, on the western end of Fire Island, a barrier island off the southern coast of Long Island.Photo: SibeliusHicks, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in New York, United States
- Also known as: “Fire Island Light”, “Fire Island Light Station”, and “Fire Island Lighthouse Visitors Center”
- Address: NY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lighthouse Beach and Fire Island Inlet Bridge.
Lighthouse Beach
Beach
Photo: ThreeOneFive, Public domain.
Lighthouse Beach is a small section of the Fire Island National Seashore that is adjacent to Robert Moses State Park on New York's Long Island. It was notable for having sections that were officially designated as clothing optional prior to 2013. Lighthouse Beach is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Fire Island Lighthouse.
Fire Island Inlet Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Harvey Barrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fire Island Inlet Bridge, an integral part of the Robert Moses Causeway, is a two-lane, steel tied arch span with a concrete deck that carries the parkway over Fire Island Inlet. Fire Island Inlet Bridge is situated 2½ miles west of Fire Island Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kismet and Saltaire.
Kismet
Hamlet
Photo: Spencerbeggs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kismet is a hamlet in the Town of Islip, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is the westernmost beach community on Fire Island, immediately west of Saltaire and east of the Fire Island Lighthouse.
Saltaire
Village
Photo: Mrshllmx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saltaire is a village on Fire Island in the Town of Islip, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The year-round population was 113 at the time of the 2020 census, which, as a summer beach community, increases many times over in the summer.
Fair Harbor
Village
Fair Harbor is a small community hamlet located near the western end of Fire Island. It is a part of the Town of Islip on Long Island, New York. With approximately 350 homes within its 13-block town limits, the town features a few stores and other amenities, giving it old-style charm with the security of a state-of-the-art Fire Department and EMS. Fair Harbor is situated 2 miles east of Fire Island Lighthouse.
Fire Island Lighthouse
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Islip, Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.63245° or 40° 37′ 57″ northLongitude
-73.21858° or 73° 13′ 7″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87G8JQJJ+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 368062706OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
7270467Wikidata ID
Q5451374
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Fire Island Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “火島燈塔”
- French: “phare de Fire Island”
- French: “Phare de Fire Island”
- Japanese: “ファイアー・アイランド灯台”
- Russian: “Маяк острова Файр”
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