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Olcott Light

Olcott Light was built on a pier in at Eighteen Mile Creek, named for being eighteen miles from the at . The light was no longer needed in the 1930s, and was moved to a local yacht club, where it resided until the early 1960s when it was destroyed.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in New York, United States
  • Also known as: “Olcott Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olcott-Newfane Airport and Van Horn Mansion.

Aerodrome
is a privately owned, public use located 4 kilometres southwest of , a hamlet in Newfane, Niagara County, New York, United States. The airport is closed indefinitely.

Photo: Kdm85, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was built by Judge James Van Horn in 1823. It is the site of the Town of Newfane's first town meeting, April 6, 1824. The name for the Town of Newfane is believed to be chosen by the town Postmaster. is situated 2 miles south of Olcott Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olcott and Burt.

Village
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet located in the Town of Newfane in , , United States. As of the 2010 census, this community population was 1,241.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the town of in , , United States. is situated 1½ miles south of Olcott Light.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the town of in , , United States. is situated 3½ miles east of Olcott Light.

Olcott Light

Latitude
43.3388° or 43° 20′ 20″ north
Longitude
-78.71513° or 78° 42′ 55″ west
Elevation
246 feet (75 metres)
Open location code
87M387QM+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 697184325
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
7276120
Wiki­data ID
Q7083329
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Olcott Light”. Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.