Orient Long Beach Bar Light

Lighthouse

41°6′32″N 72°18′23″W / 41.10889°N 72.30639°W / 41.10889; -72.30639TowerConstructed1871FoundationConcrete and steel caissonConstructionWood FrameAutomated1990Height58 feet (18 m)Shapetwo-story white frame house with mansard roof and attached tower, "Bug Light"Markingswhite

LightFirst lit1871Deactivated1945-1990Focal height19 m (62 ft)

LensFifth order, Fresnel 1871Range8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)CharacteristicFlashing 4 Seconds

Orient Long Beach Bar Light is a lighthouse off Orient, New York. It was originally a screwpile lighthouse that was later converted to concrete caisson foundation.^[1] Its early appearance as a screwpile lighthouse 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 upon the surviving foundation. 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

^ ARLHS World List of Lights
^ Müller, Robert G. "Long Beach Bar Lighthouse, NY". Long Island Lighthouses. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
^ Smithsonian lighthouse postcards