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Year first constructed
  
1825

Deactivated
  
1901

Construction
  
Limestone

Opened
  
1825

Year first lit
  
1871

Foundation
  
Natural/emplaced

Height
  
14 m

Phone
  
+1 315-483-4936

Sodus Point Light

Location
  
Off NY 14 at Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario, Sodus Point, New York

Address
  
7606 N Ontario St, Sodus Point, NY 14555, USA

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSuggest an edit

Similar
  
Sodus Point Beach Park, Sodus Outer Light, Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse, Braddock Point Light, Thirty Mile Point Light

Profiles

Sodus point light


Sodus Point Light is a lighthouse that was built on Sodus Point on Lake Ontario, New York. The lighthouse has been replaced by a modern skeleton tower. The lighthouse tower is a square, pyramidal cast iron tower on a concrete and stone pier. It is white with red trim. There is a 212 story limestone keepers quarters that was built in 1871, which is currently used as a museum. The lighthouse is owned by the Town of Sodus Point, New York. There is a long term lease with the Sodus Bay Historical Society to manage the lighthouse. The lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places, with reference #76001288, as Sodus Point Lighthouse. The pier and shore light served simultaneously from 1834 until 1901. The dwelling was used by the Coast Guard as housing until 1984. There is a 312 order Fresnel lens on display.

References

Sodus Point Light Wikipedia