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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
This lighthouse is one of only six in the U.S. to survive from the 1700s. The original keeper's house at this station has been replaced by government housing.
Tower Height: 73
Height of Focal Plane: 144
Description of Tower: White, octagonal fieldstone tower.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1799
Date Present Tower Built: 1799
Date Deactivated: 1968
Optics: 1858: Third order Fresnel lens, still in use.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation, Coast Guard housing.
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
You may be able to make an appointment to visit Eaton's Neck Light by calling the Coast Guard station at (631) 261-6959. The lighthouse and active Coast Guard station are at the end of Lighthouse Road in Asharoken.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Keepers: John Squire (appointed 1798 but declined position); Thomas Burgher (1799-?); Benjamin Downing (1843-1850); John Ninde Buckridge (assistant, c. 1881-1883); Arthur Jensen (c. 1917-1942); Ole Anderson (assistant c. 1926); Andrew A. McLintock
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