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A stylized image of the Montauk Point Light graces the shields of each of Long Island's state parkways Montauk Point on display at the New York Public Library. Montauk Light was the first lighthouse in New York State, and is the fourth-oldest active lighthouse in the United States. The tower is 110 feet 6 inches (33.68 metres) high.
Montauk Point State Park is a 862-acre (3.49 km 2) state park [2] located in the hamlet of Montauk, at the eastern tip of Long Island in the Town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York. Montauk Point is the easternmost extremity of the South Fork of Long Island, and thus also of New York State.
Located at the tip of the South Fork peninsula of Long Island, 118 miles (190 km) east of Midtown Manhattan, Montauk has been used as an Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Air Force base. The Montauk Point Light was the first lighthouse in New York state and is the fourth oldest active lighthouse in the United States.
Long Island Sound 1850 1979 Active ... Montauk Point Light: Montauk ... (As a lighthouse) — 305 ft (93 m) Stepping Stones Light: Long Island Sound
The eastern tip of Long Island has always had strategic significance, even in the days of the American Revolution.When the Montauk Lighthouse was first authorized in 1792, part of its mission was to keep a lookout for British ships sailing for New York or Boston, and as such was the first military installation at Montauk.
The Montauk Point Lighthouse stands at the eastern tip on the mainland of Long Island. The Great Peconic Bay, with the Atlantic Ocean as its primary inflow, separates the North Fork and South Fork at the East End of Long Island.
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Although there was a demand to create new golf courses on Long Island, particularly on the East End, the idea of creating a new golf course in Montauk in addition to Montauk Downs State Park was dropped in 1999. [9] Camp Hero State Park was opened on September 18, 2002.