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Location: Plum Island (New York)
Coordinates: 41°10′25.20″N 72°12′41.47″W
Address: Plum Island Ln, Orient, NY 11957
Construction: second light on granite house (1869) metal tower (1978)
Automated: 1978:
Height: 50 feet (15 m) from sea level
First lit: 1827
Focal height: 15 m (49 ft)
Lens: 10 whale oil lamps (1827) Sixth-order fresnel (1856) Fourth-order fresnel (1897)
Automated flash (1978)
Range: 5 nautical miles (9.3 km)
Characteristic: 2.5 second White flash

I took a Cross Sound Ferry Lighthouse Cruise to see this light on July 17 2023.

The lighthouse is owned by the Department of Homeland Security. Grounds/dwelling/tower closed.

Access: Boat