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Lighthouse · Gilded Age

Shinnecock Lighthouse Foundation (ruin)

Hampton Bays · 1858

The original 1858 lighthouse was dynamited in 1948 after the channel moved; only the foundation remains on the point. A small marker tells the story. The replacement Ponquogue Light next door still runs.

Address
Hours
Daylight
Admission
Free
Accessibility
Not wheelchair accessible
Access
Open to visit

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