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The Fire Island Light Station:
Here you can partake in a very interesting tour of the lighthouse and climb the top. The guides are volunteers and
everyone makes the tour slightly different. We find it enjoyable even on our fifth climb. Reservations suggested at (631)
321-7028 bus. days.
What a sight from top where you can observe the shifting nature of a barrier beach. The first lighthouse was only built a
few one hundred feet from the tip of the island. Today the tip is 5 miles away. The museum and shop are a popular
destination.
For a Picture of the Lighthouse and more details click here. For another view go to
Joe's Lighthouse
Page.
Since its inception in 1982, the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society's directive has been to preserve through
education the nautical heritage of Fire Island and Long Island, and to ensure that this monument remains an integral part
in the continuing teaching of a very important facet of maritime history.
Fire Island National Seashore: 631-289-4810 Exhibits, and self-guided nature trail.
Lighthouse History:
The Fire Island Light Station area at one time included the Fire Island Life Saving Station (one of seven on Fire Island),
Navy (later, Coast Guard) radio station, off-shore lightship, as well as the
tower and keepers' quarters which remain
standing today. The tower and exterior are restored to their 1939
appearance.
The current Fire Island Lighthouse tower, built in 1858, was predated by one built in 1825. Long Island and Fire Island
saw much ship traffic in the 1800's. As navigational technology improved, lighthouses became less vital to marine
safety.
The Fire Island Light was extinguished in 1974. Local citizens banded together to form the Fire Island Lighthouse
Preservation Society. Working with the National Park Service, the Society raised funds to restore the Lighthouse, which
is today a unit of Fire Island National Seashore.
Fire Island Lighthouse: Historic Site
4640 Captree Island
Captree Island, NY 11702-4601
(631) 587 - 6338
Source Library of Congress, Maps Division Fire Island Inlet 1872
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| Museums
Babylon:
1901 Restored Train Depot (631) 226-1254
Lauder Museum (local history) (631) 598-1486
LI Surfing Museum (surfboards) (631) 661-1526
Islip:
Anthony Giardano Gallery (contemporary) (631) 224 5402
Bayport Aerodrome Societies Living Aviation (40 vintage Aircraft) (631) 585-9214
Bay Shore Historical Society restored home on Maple Ave.
Empire State Carousel (carousel building) (631) 277-6168
Islip Art Museum (avant-garde art) (631) 854-4974
LI Maritime Museum (LI maritime history) (631)
Sagtikos Manor (12-room manorial estate) (631) 665-0093 |
Recreation
Bohemia Recreation Center 472-7037
Brentwood Recreation Center 436-6070
Byron Lake Park 472-7043
Casamento Park 224-5442
Cape Cod Recreation Center 224-5395
Central Islip Recreation Center 436-6050
Greenbelt Recreation Center 572-7040
Hidden Pond Park 436-6020
Higbie Lane Recreation Center 893-8933
Irish Lane 224-5413
Recreation Administration 224-5404
Ronkonkoma Beach 467-3308
Sayville Recreation Center 472-7063
Timberline Park 436-6031Islip,
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Senior Citizens Centers
Brentwood Senior Citizens Center 436-6072
Central Islip Senior Citizens Center 436-6045
East Islip Senior Citizens Center 224-5396
Holbrook Senior Citizens Center 472-7036
Oakdale Nutrition Program 472-7023
Sayville Senior Citizens Center 472-7034
Senior Citizens Food Commissary 224-5339
West Islip Senior Center 893-8932
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