Sodus Outer Light

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

It was built in 1938, in the interwar years, making it the 52nd oldest of the 56 in New York with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 49 feet tall (19th tallest of 38 measured in New York); its light sits 51 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Iso W 6s (a white light, equally on and off, repeating every 6 seconds); it guards Lake Ontario.

Status check, 2026-11: The station started in 1858, but the wooden pier tower was replaced in 1938 by the current cast-iron tower; one source gives 50 ft instead of 49. It stands at 43.2773° N, 76.9740° W.

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