East Coast Lights

03/12/2024

Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse can be seen from the shore of Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis MD. Built in 1883, the three story building is 24 square feet but has the corners trimmed, giving it an octagonal look. The light was automated in 1963.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, the lighthouse was auctioned off to private owners who are hoping to restore it to its original beauty.

12/11/2023

Roosevelt Island lighthouse, Roosevelt Island NY. Once known as Blackwell’s Island, in the early 1900’s it was home to a prison, a smallpox hospital, and a mental health asylum.

10/28/2023

Torre del Rellotge Barcelona, Spain. Designed in 1772 it is one of the oldest lighthouses in Spain.

10/09/2023

A 150-year-old beacon that helped guide ships through the treacherous Florida Keys coral reefs before GPS, sonar and other technology made it obsolete is shining again

08/07/2023

Barnegat Lighthouse sits at the northern tip of Long Beach Island in NJ. “Old Barney” was first lit in 1859. It is part of Barnegat Lighthouse State Park. The lighthouse reopened to visitors in June after an extensive renovation.

06/30/2023

Stonington Lighthouse, Stonington CT. Built in 1823, it is the only lighthouse on the CT mainland that is still open to the public.

06/26/2023

Race Rock Lighthouse at the east end of Long Island Sound in NY. Long thought to be haunted, the Coast Guard called in the Atlantic Paranormal Society in 2004. Their investigation into strange occurrences such as a chair moving across the room and an electromagnetic field on the stairs was documented in an episode of SyFy channel’s Ghost Hunter.

06/16/2023

Mystic Seaport Lighthouse is a replica of the Brant Point Lighthouse in Nantucket. While the Mystic lighthouse has never been an official guide for navigation, it does have a working fourth order Fresnel lens in its lantern room on loan from the Coast Guard.

03/09/2023

The Choptank River lighthouse is located in Maryland on the eastern side of the Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge MD. This replica of the original screwpile lighthouse was opened in 2012. The small museum is open from May through October.

10/19/2022

We made it a point to visit this lighthouse while on our trip to Italy. Faro Murano in Venice.

10/21/2021

Navesink Twin Lights overlooks Highlands, NJ. The non-identical towers marked the dangerous entrance to Sandy Hook Bay.

08/12/2021

Some wonderful news from East Point Lighthouse! Thanks to all who helped to make this happen. Looking forward to visiting again!

Well ... I just sent off the approved and signed License agreement to the NJ DEP to mange East Point Lighthouse. It's not perfect but we were able to get what was needed to hopefully protect both the lighthouse and society. I still have a bunch of paperwork to get off to them as well but ... anyway ... been a long bumpy road ... but next weekend(8/21 & 8/22) East Point Lighthouse should be open again and we will be back to work trying to save this important place and keep it open to the public for generations to come ... WoooOOHooOOO!!! Thank you all for your prayers ... and HUGE thanks to Senator Testa & Congressman Van Drew and their crew for all their hard work in helping to bring this much needed step to completion. We couldn't have done it without you all!!! Still a way to go ... but this is great progress!!! BIG thanks to all who called, wrote letters of support and those who prayed too! TEAM work in action once again!!! Now the real work can start again. Continued prayers appreciated. Thank God & thank you all! Now to finish up the paperwork needed ... yikes ...