Sands Point Lighthouse
Sands Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in New York, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Sarles Hill stands 216 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Half Moon Wetland Conservancy, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 7.1 miles off.
The story
The Sands Point Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located within the Incorporated Village of Sands Point in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The fourth lighthouse to be established on Long Island, this 1809 stone tower was built by an American Revolutionary War veteran who stayed on as its first keeper for many years. The Lighthouse is sometimes referred to the Mitchell Lighthouse, after Samuel L. Mitchell, the man who fought for it to be constructed.
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Dates from 1806.
Wikidata Q7416902, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 20 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 11.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Half Moon Wetland Conservancy: 0.8 mi
- Guggenheim Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Barbara Johnson Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands: 3.4 mi
- Hempstead Harbor Natural Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Manorhaven Beach Park: 2.0 mi
- Manorhaven Beach Town Park: 2.0 mi
- Manorhaven Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Morgan's Dock Park: 2.0 mi
- Port Washington North Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Falaise: 2.1 mi
- Thomas Dodge Homestead: 2.5 mi
- Polish American Museum: 3.3 mi
- Science Museum of Long Island: 3.8 mi
- American Merchant Marine Museum: 3.9 mi
- Baxter Estates Village Beach: 2.7 mi
- Glen Island: 3.0 mi
- Sands Point Village Beach: 3.1 mi
- PWEA Beach: 3.3 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 3.5 mi
- Harbor Hill: 6.6 mi
- Queens High Point: 7.5 mi
- Vault Hill: 8.8 mi
- Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 9.1 mi
- Bronx High Point: 9.4 mi
- Wilhelm Tell: 2.8 mi
- Dolphin: 3.3 mi
- Mariner Monument: 4.0 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 4.0 mi
- War Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Amphitrite Pool: 4.1 mi
- Bird and Butterfly Garden: 4.1 mi
- Neily's Garden: 4.2 mi
- Colonial Garden: 4.3 mi
- Freddy's Garden: 4.4 mi
- Tillotson Steps: 5.9 mi
- World of Birds: 7.7 mi
- Dholes: 7.8 mi
- Jungle World: 7.8 mi
- Bears: 7.8 mi
- Sands Point Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Alicia Patterson: 1.9 mi
- Huguenot Yacht Club Ruins: 1.9 mi
- Manorhaven 9/11 Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Manorhaven War Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 7.5 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 11.4 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Upper Education Area: 11.6 mi
- Lower Education Area: 11.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Palisades: 11.2 mi
- The Palisades: 11.5 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 12.9 mi
- The Loch: 13.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 18.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 18.8 mi
- Farms Falls: 18.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 19.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 0.9 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 11.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 14.1 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 18.5 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 18.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 16.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.9 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.9 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 22.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 23.6 mi
- Cuties Island: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Sands Point Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarles Hill | N 351° | 216 m | 19.8 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NNW 346° | 211 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NW 321° | 208 m | 16.3 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | N 353° | 180 m | 16.7 mi |
| Round Hill | N 10° | 172 m | 16.7 mi |
| Cooney Hill | N 359° | 170 m | 16.2 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 354° | 156 m | 14.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNW 342° | 148 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 7 mi away.
Mean tidal range 7.29 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Port Washington, Manhasset Bay, NY, 3 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/696516094
Day trips start here
- North Hempstead · 3 mi
- Port Washington · 3 mi
- Larchmont · 4 mi
- The Plandomes · 4 mi
- Flower Hill · 5 mi
- Glen Cove · 5 mi
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