Montauk Point Light

The Montauk Point Light is a lighthouse located in Montauk Point State Park at the easternmost point of Long Island, in the hamlet of Montauk in the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York. The lighthouse was the first to be built within the state of New York, and was the first public works project of the new United States. It is the fourth oldest active lighthouse in the United States. Long listed on the National Register of Historic Places, in 2012, it was designated as a National Historic Landmark for its significance to New York and international shipping in the early Federal period.
The lighthouse is located on Turtle Hill at the easternmost tip on Long Island, at 2000 Montauk Highway. Entry to the lighthouse costs $10.00 for an adult and $4.00 per child. The lighthouse is located inside Montauk Point State Park, and there is an $8 fee to park from 8AM to 4PM in the parking lot; after 4PM there is no charge for parking.