Historic site · New York
Montauk Lighthouse
Montauk Lighthouse is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Jeremy Hill stands 101 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Amistad Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. North Fork Trail passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- was authorized to be constructed by President George Washington in 1795 and completed in 1797, at a cost of $22,300.00. When the Light was completed, it stood some three hundred feet from the edge of the cliff. The sandstone tower is 28 feet in diameter.
How to reach it
Coordinates41.07115, -71.85778
- 20.7 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 24.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 27.3 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 28.1 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hither Hills: 7.9 mi
- Whale Hill: 12.2 mi
- Bluff Head: 14.2 mi
- Plover Hill: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Montauk County Park: 2.7 mi
- Amsterdam Beach Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Rheinstein Estate Park: 3.9 mi
- Montauk Mountain Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Edward V. Ecker Sr. County Park: 6.4 mi
Parks
- Clearing: 0.6 mi
- Montauk Downs State Park: 4.5 mi
- Henry Hank Zebrowski Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
- Fort Pond Fishing Access: 5.2 mi
- Fort Pond Bay Park: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 53
- Montauk County Park RV Campground: 3.6 mi
- Iodine Beach: 10.3 mi
- Napeague Beach: 11.3 mi
- Isabella Beach: 14.9 mi
- Gerard Drive Beach: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 47
- Amistad Memorial: 0.0 mi
- USS Montauk: 0.0 mi
- Montauk Point Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
- U.S. Merchant Mariners and U.S. Navy Armed Guard: 0.0 mi
- Battery Clinton (historical): 15.4 mi
Museums: 39
- Montauk Lighthouse Museum: 0.0 mi
- Amagansett U.S. Life-Saving & Coast Guard Station: 15.6 mi
- Pollock-Krasner House: 15.8 mi
- Block Island Historical Society Museum: 16.9 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 13
- Lost At Sea: 0.1 mi
- Ninigret Statue: 16.5 mi
- Rebecca at the Well: 17.1 mi
- Stonehenge Replica: 17.2 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 10
- East Garden: 20.7 mi
- Rock Garden: 20.7 mi
- West Garden: 20.8 mi
- Cutting Garden: 20.8 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 21.4 mi
Attractions: 8
- Amsterdam Beach Trail: 2.4 mi
- Watch Hill Carousel: 16.4 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 18.0 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 19.0 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Acabonack Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Crow Head: 14.8 mi
- Mohegan Bluffs: 15.8 mi
- Clay Head: 18.7 mi
- Hedges Bank: 19.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Oil Shed: 16.1 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 16.1 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 16.1 mi
- Southeast Lighthouse: 16.9 mi
- Block Island South East Light: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Little Nini Pavillion: 22.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 22.9 mi
- Powder House: 23.5 mi
- Skate Hut: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Montauk Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Hill | N 355° | 101 m | 24.5 mi |
| Gallup Hill | NNW 346° | 79 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Moriah | N 5° | 77 m | 23.4 mi |
| Merritt Hill | N 357° | 71 m | 22.9 mi |
| Fort Hill | NNW 337° | 69 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bailey Hill | NNW 332° | 67 m | 24.4 mi |
| Quoketaug Hill | NNW 348° | 66 m | 22.7 mi |
| Hinkley Hill | N 1° | 65 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montauk AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9363926822
Day trips start here
- Block Island · 16 mi
- Watch Hill · 17 mi
- Mystic · 20 mi
- Stonington · 20 mi
- Groton · 21 mi
- Westerly · 21 mi
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