Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse
Thirty Mile Point Light is a lighthouse on the south shore of Lake Ontario in Niagara County, New York. It is part of Golden Hill State Park, a New York state park. The lighthouse is open to the public. It gets its name because it is the point 30 miles east of the Niagara River. The lighthouse was built in 1875 of hand-carved stone.
The lighthouse is listed in the Historic American Buildings Survey as NY-6154. There are three photos available in the survey.[5] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Thirty Mile Point Light was one of five lighthouses chosen for the “Lighthouses of the Great Lakes” postage stamp series designed by Howard Koslow in 1995. There was one lighthouse chosen on each of the Great Lakes. The four other lighthouses were Split Rock Light on Lake Superior, St Joseph Light on Lake Michigan, Spectacle Reef Light on Lake Huron, and Marblehead Light on Lake Erie.
Where it is:
From Highway 18, three miles east of Somerset, go north on Carmen Road for 1.3 miles. Turn right on Lower Lake Road and then turn left into Golden Hill State Park. There are two roads into the park. You want the one with the campgrounds, not the marina. Follow the road into the park, pay the entrance fee, and then continue to the lake where you will see the Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse.
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GPS:
43°22’28.746″ N 78°29’10.224″ W
Hours:
Open year round. Day use park hours: sunrise to sunset
Historic 30 Mile Point Lighthouse: mid-May to mid-October.
Tour the lighthouse & climb the tower, weather permitting, then stroll over to the visitor’s center and enjoy the maritime displays featured here.
Cost:
Vehicle Entrance Fee
Cars $7
Buses $35
Fees Collected:
8am – 8pm
Lighthouse Guided Tours
$1 Adult
$.50 Children (12 years old and younger)
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