Fire Island Lighthouse, Fire Island

Name: Fire Island Lighthouse
Address: 4640 Captree Is, Fire Island, 11702, United States
Telephone: +1 631-661-4876

#1 among attractions in Fire Island

Top attraction, History museum, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Facts and practical information

The Fire Island Lighthouse is a visible landmark on the Great South Bay, in southern Suffolk County, New York on the western end of Fire Island, a barrier island off the southern coast of Long Island. The lighthouse is located within Fire Island National Seashore and just to the east of Robert Moses State Park. It is part of the Fire Island Light Station which contains the light, keepers quarters, the lens building containing the original first-order Fresnel lens, and a boat house. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°37'57"N, 73°13'7"W

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4640 Captree IsFire IslandFire Island 11702 United States

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+1 631-661-4876

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Fire Island Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: West Islip, Sagtikos Manor, Lighthouse Beach, Babylon Town Hall.

6.8 miNW
Area
West Islip, Babylon
175 min walk • West Islip is a hamlet and CDP located in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Situated on the South Shore of Long Island, the population of the CDP was 27,048 at the time of the 2020 census.
5.7 miNW
Museum, History museum
Sagtikos Manor, Long Island
146 min walk • Sagtikos Manor is a historic home located at West Bay Shore in Suffolk County, New York. It is a long, eclectic structure which has been extensively enlarged by additions and alterations during its long and active life as a residence.
0.5 miE
Beach
Lighthouse Beach, Fire Island
14 min walk • Lighthouse Beach is a small section of the Fire Island National Seashore that is adjacent to Robert Moses State Park on New York's Long Island. It was notable for having sections that were officially designated as clothing optional prior to 2013.
7 miNW
City hall
Babylon Town Hall, Babylon
180 min walk • Babylon Town Hall, also known as Town of Babylon Old Town Hall, is a historic town hall located at Babylon in Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1917 and is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story Classical Revival style building with a low hipped roof. It is rectangular in shape, approximately 58 feet long and 54 feet wide.
3.6 miW
Town, Beach
Oak Beach, Babylon
91 min walk • Oak Beach is a small community and census-designated place located near the eastern end of Jones Beach Island, a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great South Bay of Long Island.
2.3 miW
Bridge
Fire Island Inlet Bridge, Babylon
60 min walk • The Fire Island Inlet Bridge, an integral part of the Robert Moses Causeway, is a two-lane, steel tied arch span with a concrete deck that carries the parkway over Fire Island Inlet.
~1370 ftSW
Beach
Lighthouse Beach, Fire Island
7 min walk • Lighthouse Beach is a small section of the Fire Island National Seashore that is adjacent to Robert Moses State Park on New York's Long Island. It was notable for having sections that were officially designated as clothing optional prior to 2013.
4.2 miNW
Bridge
Great South Bay Bridge, Babylon
107 min walk • The Great South Bay Bridge is a bridge on the southwest side of Suffolk County, New York, on Long Island. It connects the Robert Moses Causeway from Long Island's mainland over the Great South Bay, connecting to Captree and Jones Beach islands.
2.4 miW
Bridge
State Boat Channel Bridge, Babylon
63 min walk • The State Boat Channel Bridge is a bascule bridge in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It crosses over the Long Island New York State Boat Channel connecting Captree Island and Jones Beach Island on Robert Moses Causeway in the Oak Beach–Captree area within the town of Babylon.
2.3 miW
National park
Captree State Park
60 min walk • One of the main attractions of Captree State Park is its marina, which serves as a gateway to the surrounding waterways. Visitors can enjoy boating, fishing, and crabbing, with opportunities to catch striped bass, flounder, and bluefish.
3.4 miE
Village
Ocean Beach, Fire Island
86 min walk • Ocean Beach is a village in the southern part of the Town of Islip, on Fire Island, within Suffolk County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 79.