Sodus Outer Light Explained

Sodus Outer Light
Location:Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario, New York
Coordinates:43.2773°N -76.974°W
Yearbuilt:1858
Yearlit:1938 (current tower)
Automated:Yes
Construction:Cast iron
Shape:Square pyramidal tower
Marking:White
Focalheight:[1]
Lens:Fourth Order Fresnel lens
Characteristic:Isophase White, 6s
Fogsignal:none

Sodus Outer Light is a lighthouse at the end of the western of the two piers defining the channel from Lake Ontario into Sodus Bay, New York, first established in 1858. In 1938, the wood tower was replaced with the current cast iron structure, and the light was converted from kerosene to electricity.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United States Coast Guard Light List . 2019-04-06 . 2017-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095940/https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lightLists/LightList%20V7.pdf . dead .
  2. http://lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=306 Lighthouse Friends