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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
The Hurricane of 1938 did tremendous damage at this station. After the light was automated in 1978 the Coast Guard demolished the keeper's house.
Tower Height: 81
Height of Focal Plane: 91
Characteristic and Range: Group flashing white 15 sec.
Description of Tower: Conical granite tower with white and red lantern.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1806
Date Present Tower Built: 1869
Date Automated: 1978
Optics: 1858: Third order Fresnel lens; 1869: Second order Fresnel lens; 1995: modern plastic optic. The second order Fresnel lens is now on display at the East End Seaport Maritime Museum in Greenport.
Fog Signal: Automated horn.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? no
Directions:
The East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation holds occasional lighthouse cruises that include views of Little Gull Island Light; call (516) 477-2121 or email lighthouse@peconic.net for information. Also, Capt. John's Sport Fishing Center in Waterford, Connecticut, offers a lighthouse cruise that includes this lighthouse; call (860) 443-7259 or email sunbeamfleet@snet.net for details.
Keepers: William Murray (1913-1917), Lawrence H. Congdon (April 1, 1922 to March 1, 1924)
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