Orient Long Beach Bar Light

Orient Long Beach Bar Light

Orient Long Beach Bar Light ("Bug Light")
Location	Off Orient , in Gardiners Bay of Long Island, NY,
Coordinates	41°06′32″N 72°18′23″W / 41.10889°N 72.30639°W / 41.10889; -72.30639
Year first constructed	1871
Year first lit	1871
Automated	1990
Deactivated	1945-1990
Foundation	Concrete and steel caisson
Construction	Wood Frame
Tower shape	two story white frame house with mansard roof and attached tower, "Bug Light"
Height	58 ft (18 m)
Original lens	Fifth order, Fresnel 1871
Range	8 nm (8.0×10−12 km)
Characteristic	Flashing 4 Seconds
ARLHS number	USA-448 [1]
USCG number	1-27975

Orient Long Beach Bar Light is a lighthouse off Orient, New York. It is interesting because it was originally a screwpile lighthouse that was later converted to concrete caisson foundation. Its early appearance as a screwpile lighhouse gave it the nickname "Bug Light" as there were no other such lighthouses in the vicinity.

The Long Beach Bar Light was destroyed in 1963 by fire. A replica was rebuilt (the foundation survived).^[2] The building was reassembled in 1990, and re-activated as a navigational aid in 1993.^[2]

The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection (#1055) of souvenir postcards of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of Orient Long Beach Bar Light ^[3] with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.

References

Gallery

2006 photo

External links

• http://www.longislandlighthouses.com/buglight.htm

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