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Fire Island Lighthouse Review
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Fire Island Lighthouse
- Address: Off southern end of Robert Moses Causeway, Fire Island, NY
- Phone: 631/661-4876
- www.fireislandlighthouse.com
- Category: Nautical Sites
- Location: Fire Island
Fodor's Review:
The 168-foot-tall lighthouse -- Long Island's tallest -- marks the western tip of Fire Island. The black-and-white-striped beauty, built in 1858, replaced the original, 1826 lighthouse, which, at 74 feet tall, was deemed too short to be effective. Tours of the tower are offered; call for tour times and reservations. On clear days Manhattan skyscrapers are visible from the top of the lighthouse, a climb up 192 winding steps. To get to the lighthouse, park in Field 5 of Robert Moses State Park (park on the lot's east side) and then walk ¾ mi following the marked trail.
- Cost: $5
- Open: Apr.-June, daily 9:30-5, July-Labor Day, daily 9:30-5:30, rest of yr, weekends noon-4
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