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Here below, this map and list will focus on Lake Ontario lighthouses around Western New York. For the purposes of this mini New York lighthouse tour, these will be Lake Ontario lighthouses located between the Niagara River and Rochester.
Sep 3, 2020 · Lake Ontario sports a rich history in America’s fascination with lighthouses. Along the southern shores in New York, there are around 30 lighthouses you can visit cruising the Seaway...
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- Tibbetts Point Lighthouse (Thousand Islands-Seaway) Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River intersect right near Tibbetts Point. The best way to experience this 1827 lighthouse is to ride a bike from the center of Cape Vincent and take a tour.
- Dunkirk Historical Lighthouse and Veterans Park Museum (Chautauqua-Allegheny) Credit: @Amityphotos.com. Built in 1857, this 61' tall lighthouse offers tours against a historical backdrop—the first shots of the War of 1812 were fired near here!
- Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum (Long Island) Locals call Montauk “The End,” and the Montauk Lighthouse, the oldest in the state, is truly all the way out on the end where the Block Island Sound meets the Atlantic Ocean.
- National Lighthouse Museum (New York City) Yes, even New York City has an exciting lighthouse-related attraction! You can easily take the free Staten Island Ferry from downtown Manhattan to the St. George Ferry Terminal and walk to the National Lighthouse Museum.
On the southern shore of Lake Ontario, the Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse, a two-story, seven-room dwelling and attached 70-foot-tall, square tower, was constructed in 1875. Today, the second floor of the lighthouse is a full-service, 3-bedroom suite that can be rented. For more on New York's lighthouses, check out Historic Lighthouses to Visit ...
Map. Visitor Info. Notes/Comments. Fort Niagara Lighthouse. Several lighthouses have marked the point where the Niagara River joins Lake Ontario near Youngstown, New York. This area attained importance in the late 1600s when French fur traders used the Great Lakes to transport their goods.
Grounds open, dwelling/tower open to tours and overnight guests. Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse, New York Lighthouses, photographs, pictures, history, location, visitor information, maps, description, hotels, Lighthousefriends.com.
Map. Visitor Info. Notes/Comments. Sodus Bay Lighthouse. Six-mile-long and three-mile-wide Sodus Bay is the largest natural harbor on Lake Ontario. Native Americans called the shimmering bay Assorodus meaning Silvery Waters, and white settlers, attracted by the bay’s potential, arrived in the area in 1792.
