Map of New York Lighthouses
New York has 80 lighthouses along the ocean, its rivers and the Great Lakes, and 22 of them are open to visit. The best known are Montauk Point Lighthouse, Little Red Lighthouse and Titanic Memorial. The oldest is Montauk Point Lighthouse, first lit in 1797. Fire Island Lighthouse is the tallest at 167 feet. You can climb the tower at three of them. You can stay the night at Braddock Point Lighthouse.
80
lighthouses
22
open to visit
3
you can climb
1797
oldest
Lighthouses you can visit in New York
The 22 lighthouses here with tours, a museum, an overnight stay or grounds open to walk. Hours change by season, so check before you go.
Montauk Point Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Little Red Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Blackwell Island Lighthouse
Grounds open
Buffalo Main Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Crown Point Lighthouse
Grounds open
Hudson–Athens Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Bluff Point Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Cedar Island Lighthouse
Grounds open
Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Dunkirk Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Fire Island Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Horton Point Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Prince's Bay Lighthouse
Grounds open
Stony Point Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Tarrytown Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Braddock Point Lighthouse
Overnight stays
Oswego Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse
Grounds open
Rock Island Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Saugerties Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Sodus Point Lighthouse
Open to visitors
South Buffalo North Side Lighthouse
Grounds open
Lighthouses you can climb in New York
All 80 lighthouses in New York
Montauk Point Lighthouse
First lit 1797 · Open to visitors
Little Red Lighthouse
First lit 1921 · Open to visitors
Titanic Memorial
First lit 1913
Ambrose Lighthouse
First lit 1967
Blackwell Island Lighthouse
First lit 1872 · Grounds open
Buffalo Main Lighthouse
First lit 1833 · Open to visitors
Coney Island Lighthouse
First lit 1890
Crown Point Lighthouse
First lit 1858 · Grounds open
Esopus Meadows Lighthouse
First lit 1839 · Seen by boat or from shore
Execution Rocks Lighthouse
First lit 1849 · Seen by boat or from shore
Hudson–Athens Lighthouse
First lit 1874 · Open to visitors
New Dorp Lighthouse
First lit 1856 · Private, not open
Old Orchard Shoal Lighthouse
First lit 1893
Plum Island Lighthouse
First lit 1827 · Seen by boat or from shore
Race Rock Lighthouse
First lit 1878 · Seen by boat or from shore
Rondout Lighthouse
First lit 1838
Staten Island Lighthouse
First lit 1912
Stepping Stones Lighthouse
First lit 1877 · Private, not open
West Bank Lighthouse
First lit 1901 · Seen by boat or from shore
Barcelona Lighthouse
First lit 1829
Bluff Point Lighthouse
First lit 1874 · Open to visitors
Buffalo North Breakwater South End Lighthouse
First lit 1903
Cedar Island Lighthouse
First lit 1839 · Grounds open
Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse
First lit 1822 · Open to visitors
Crossover Island Lighthouse
First lit 1848
Dunkirk Lighthouse
First lit 1826 · Open, climb the tower
Fire Island Lighthouse
First lit 1826 · Open, climb the tower
Fort Niagara Lighthouse
First lit 1872
Galloo Island Lighthouse
First lit 1820 · Private, not open
Horton Point Lighthouse
First lit 1857 · Open, climb the tower
Huntington Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1857
Latimer Reef Lighthouse
First lit 1804 · Seen by boat or from shore
Ogdensburg Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1834
Orient Long Beach Bar Lighthouse
First lit 1871
Orient Point Lighthouse
First lit 1899
Prince's Bay Lighthouse
First lit 1864 · Grounds open
Stony Point Lighthouse
First lit 1826 · Open to visitors
Sunken Rock Lighthouse
First lit 1847
Tarrytown Lighthouse
First lit 1883 · Open to visitors
Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse
First lit 1876 · Open to visitors
Braddock Point Lighthouse
First lit 1896 · Overnight stays
Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Lighthouse
First lit 1903
Cape Vincent Breakwater Lighthouse
First lit 1901
Cold Spring Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1890 · Private, not open
East Charity Shoal Lighthouse
First lit 1877 · Private, not open
Eatons Neck Lighthouse
First lit 1798
Fort Wadsworth Lighthouse
First lit 1903
Little Gull Island Lighthouse
First lit 1806
North Brother Island Lighthouse
First lit 1869
Olcott Lighthouse
First lit 1873
Old Field Point Lighthouse
First lit 1823
Oswego Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse
First lit 1880 · Grounds open
Rock Island Lighthouse
First lit 1848 · Open to visitors
Saugerties Lighthouse
First lit 1869 · Open to visitors
Selkirk Lighthouse
First lit 1838
Sodus Outer Lighthouse
First lit 1858
Sodus Point Lighthouse
First lit 1825 · Open to visitors
Tibbetts Point Lighthouse
First lit 1854
Whitestone Point Lighthouse
First lit 1889
Coxsackie Lighthouse
First lit 1830
Cumberland Head Lighthouse
First lit 1838
Elm Tree Beacon Lighthouse
First lit 1856
Horse Island Lighthouse
First lit 1831 · Private, not open
North Dumpling Lighthouse
First lit 1849 · Private, not open
Oak Orchard Lighthouse
First lit 1871
Point Aux Roches Lighthouse
First lit 1858 · Private, not open
South Buffalo North Side Lighthouse
First lit 1903 · Grounds open
Stony Point (Henderson) Lighthouse
First lit 1869 · Private, not open
Stuyvesant Lighthouse
First lit 1829
Throgs Neck Lighthouse
First lit 1827
West Point Lighthouse
First lit 1853
Buffalo North Breakwater East End Lighthouse
New York
Fort Tompkins Lighthouse
First lit 1828
Plum Gut Lighthouse
First lit 1870 · Seen by boat or from shore
Shinnecock Lighthouse
First lit 1858
Barber's Point Lighthouse
First lit 1873 · Private, not open
Buffalo Harbor North and South Entrance Lights
New York
Danskammer Point Lighthouse
First lit 1885
Kings Point Lighthouse
New York
Sands Point Lighthouse
First lit 1806 · Private, not open
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