Fire Island Light
Height50 m
Year Built1858
CountryUSA
RegionNew York
StatusActive
About Fire Island Light
Located on the western end of Fire Island. The original tower was much shorter and deemed inadequate. The current tower was the first thing many European immigrants saw approaching New York before the Statue of Liberty was built.
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