Orient Long Beach Bar Light

Orient Long Beach Bar Light ("Bug Light")
Location	Off Orient , in Gardiners Bay of Long Island, NY,
Coordinates	41°6′32″N 72°18′23″W / 41.10889°N 72.30639°W / 41.10889; -72.30639
Tower
Constructed	1871
Foundation	Concrete and steel caisson
Construction	Wood Frame
Automated	1990
Height	58 feet (18 m)
Shape	two-story white frame house with mansard roof and attached tower, "Bug Light"
Markings	white
Light
First lit	1871
Deactivated	1945-1990
Focal height	19 m (62 ft)
Lens	Fifth order, Fresnel 1871
Range	8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
Characteristic	Flashing 4 Seconds

Orient Long Beach Bar Light is a lighthouse off Orient, New York. It was originally a screwpile lighthouse that was later converted to concrete caisson foundation. ^[1] Its early appearance as a screwpile lighthouse gave it the nickname "Bug Light" as there were no other such lighthouses in the vicinity.

The Long Beach Bar Light was destroyed in 1963 by fire. A replica was rebuilt upon the surviving foundation. The building was reassembled in 1990, and re-activated as a navigational aid in 1993. ^[2]

The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection (#1055) of souvenir postcards of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of Orient Long Beach Bar Light ^[3] with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.

• Media related to Orient Long Beach Bar Light at Wikimedia Commons
• Long Island Lighthouses: Long Beach Bar Lighthouse