Dunkirk Light

Dunkirk Light is a lighthouse in Chautauqua County, New York. New York has 84 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Chautauqua County.

The tower stands about 61 feet tall (8th tallest of 38 measured in New York); its light sits 82 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Oc W 5s (a white light that briefly goes dark every 5 seconds), with a range of about 13 nautical miles; it guards Lake Erie; the structure is built of stone.

Status check, 2026-11: The record's 1826 date is when the station was set up; the current 61-ft square stone tower was built in 1875–76 (USCG says first lit 1875, others say July 1, 1876), so year is left null. Dunkirk Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 42.4939° N, 79.3539° W.

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