Latimer Reef Light

Latimer Reef Light stands on Latimer’s Reef in Fishers Island Sound, about a mile northwest of East Point on Fishers Island, New York, marking a hazardous stretch of water once known as Latemore’s Reef after James Latemore. Completed in 1884, this sparkplug lighthouse rises from 18 feet of water on a 30-foot-diameter cylindrical caisson foundation filled with concrete and supports a 46-foot cast-iron superstructure. Its white tower, watch room, decagonal lantern, and brown stripe reflect the type’s distinctive design. Recognized as a historic property, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, while preservation protections and its navigation functions remained in place after its 2008 surplus designation.

Southold, New York · United States