Little Gull Island
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Little Gull Island is a small island in Long Island Sound
, located approximately 0.4 mile (0.643736 km) northeast of Great Gull Island
. Both islands are located in Suffolk County, New York
, and lie roughly midway between Plum Island
and Fishers Island
. Little Gull Island is approximately 4.6 miles (7.4 km) southwest of Fishers Island and the channel of water between them is the main entrance to Long Island Sound, known as The Race.
The Little Gull Island Lighthouse
occupies much of the rocky island, which is only about 1 acres (4,046.9 m²) in size.
Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the United States between Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south. The mouth of the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, empties into the sound. On its western end the sound is bounded by the Bronx...
, located approximately 0.4 mile (0.643736 km) northeast of Great Gull Island
Great Gull Island
Great Gull Island is a island separating Long Island and Block Island sounds, located approximately southwest of Little Gull Island. Both islands are located in Suffolk County, New York, and lie roughly midway between Plum Island and Fishers Island....
. Both islands are located in Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
, and lie roughly midway between Plum Island
Plum Island (New York)
Plum Island is an island in the Town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York in the United States. The island is in Gardiners Bay, east of Orient Point, off the eastern end of the North Fork coast of Long Island. It is about long and wide at its widest point...
and Fishers Island
Fishers Island
Fishers Island, approximately 9 miles long and 1 mile wide, is located at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, 2 miles off the southeastern coast of Connecticut across Fishers Island Sound...
. Little Gull Island is approximately 4.6 miles (7.4 km) southwest of Fishers Island and the channel of water between them is the main entrance to Long Island Sound, known as The Race.
The Little Gull Island Lighthouse
Little Gull Island Light
Little Gull Island Light is a lighthouse on Little Gull Island, off Fisher's Island, New York in Long Island Sound.-History:The first lighthouse was a high tower established in 1806, which was replaced by the current conical tower and a second order Fresnel lens in 1869. The lighthouse was...
occupies much of the rocky island, which is only about 1 acres (4,046.9 m²) in size.
External links
- http://experts.longisland.com/lighthouses/archive_article.php?ExpArtID=1237
- Photo of lighthouse