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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 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
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