North Dumpling Light

North Dumpling Lighthouse


Location	Fisher's Island sound in Long Island Sound, New York
Coordinates	41°17′17″N 72°1′10″W / 41.28806°N 72.01944°W / 41.28806; -72.01944Coordinates: 41°17′17″N 72°1′10″W / 41.28806°N 72.01944°W / 41.28806; -72.01944
Year first lit	1849
Automated	1959
Foundation	Wood Pilings/Stone
Construction	Brick/Wood Shingle
Tower shape	Octagonal
Markings / pattern	Natural w/White Lantern
Height	31 feet (9.4 m)
Focal height	60 feet (18 m)
Original lens	Fifth Order Fresnel Lens
Current lens	12 inches (300 mm)
Characteristic	Fixed White/Fix Red Sector 257 degrees to 023 degrees
Fog signal	Horn: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl)
ARLHS number	USA-552 ^[1]
USCG number	1-20145

North Dumpling Light is a lighthouse in Fisher's Island sound in Long Island Sound, New York.

History

The lighthouse was illuminated in 1849 and the current tower was first lit in 1871. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1959. The foundation is wood pilings and stone and the construction is brick and wood shingle. The tower is octagonal with a white lantern. In 1893 a fifth order Fresnel lens and a new Funck lamp were installed, replacing a Sixth Order Fresnel lens that was installed in 1871.^[2]

Dean Kamen now owns the island, where he has installed advanced illumination and isolated it from the power grid.

References

↑ ARLHS World List of Lights
↑ Annual report of the :Light-House Board to the Secretary of the Treasury for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 1893, Treasury Department, Document No 1647

External links

"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
Long Island lighthouses article
National Park Service

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