Cedar Island Lighthouse
New York
Cedar Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse in New York, first lit in 1839. Its official name is Cedar Island Light. It was deactivated in 1934. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The nearest other lighthouse is Orient Long Beach Bar Lighthouse, 5.3 mi away. The grounds are open to walk.
Cedar Island Lighthouse at a glance
Visiting
Grounds open
First lit
1839
Deactivated 1934
Official name
Cedar Island Light
Heritage status
National Register of Historic Places
About Cedar Island Lighthouse
Cedar Island Light is a lighthouse in Cedar Point County Park in East Hampton, New York. It overlooks Gardiners Bay.
Cedar Island Lighthouse sits at 41.0408, -72.2610 in New York. The closest other lighthouses are Orient Long Beach Bar Lighthouse (5.3 mi), Orient Point Lighthouse (8.7 mi) and Plum Island Lighthouse (9.5 mi). New York has 80 lighthouses in all.
Visiting Cedar Island Lighthouse
There are no regular tours inside Cedar Island Lighthouse, but you can walk the grounds and see the tower up close.
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Lighthouses near Cedar Island Lighthouse
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Orient Long Beach Bar Lighthouse
5.3 mi away
Orient Point Lighthouse
8.7 mi away
Plum Island Lighthouse
9.5 mi away
Plum Gut Lighthouse
9.6 mi away
Horton Point Lighthouse
10 mi away
Little Gull Island Lighthouse
14 mi away
Also close to Cedar Island Lighthouse: Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse 16 mi · Lynde Point Lighthouse 16 mi · Race Rock Lighthouse 18 mi · Shinnecock Lighthouse 18 mi · New London Ledge Lighthouse 21 mi · New London Harbor Lighthouse 21 mi · Montauk Point Lighthouse 21 mi · North Dumpling Lighthouse 21 mi
Questions about Cedar Island Lighthouse
Where is Cedar Island Lighthouse?
Cedar Island Lighthouse is in New York, at 41.0408, -72.2610. The nearest other lighthouse is Orient Long Beach Bar Lighthouse, 5.3 mi away.
Can you visit Cedar Island Lighthouse?
Partly. There are no regular tours inside Cedar Island Lighthouse, but you can walk the grounds and see it up close.
When was Cedar Island Lighthouse built?
Cedar Island Lighthouse was first lit in 1839. It was deactivated in 1934.
What lighthouses are near Cedar Island Lighthouse?
The closest are Orient Long Beach Bar Lighthouse (5.3 mi), Orient Point Lighthouse (8.7 mi) and Plum Island Lighthouse (9.5 mi).
Sources: history and visiting details from the Wikipedia article on Cedar Island Light (CC BY-SA 4.0); facts and location from Wikidata. Photo credits are listed under each photo and on the photo credits page.