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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...
- 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.
The lighthouse is owned by New York State Parks. 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.
History. 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.
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Coordinates: 43°22′30″N 78°29′11″W. Thirty Mile Point Light is a lighthouse on the south shore of Lake Ontario in Niagara County, New York. [2] [3] It is part of Golden Hill State Park, a New York state park. [4] . The lighthouse is open to the public. It gets its name because it is the point 30 miles east of the Niagara River.
Once I made it back to the car, I headed back to Route 104 and followed that west towards Rochester. From 104, I followed Lake Ave. north several blocks to the Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse. The last time I visited this lighthouse was in August of 1998. At that time, I took a few quick shots from the parking lot, and left.
