Montauk Point Light
The Montauk Point Light, or Montauk Point Lighthouse, is a lighthouse located adjacent to Montauk Point State Park at the easternmost point of Long Island. You will find it in East Hampton. A short trip away is Camp Hero, 0.6 mi off.
A lighthouse inside East Hampton
You can stay in East Hampton
Montauk Point Light is inside East Hampton, which has 97 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 64–81°. When to go ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
A month-by-month look
Each month’s highs and lows around Montauk Point Light are below.
Montauk Point Light
The Montauk Point Light, or Montauk Point Lighthouse, is a lighthouse located adjacent to Montauk Point State Park at the easternmost point of Long Island in Montauk, New York. The lighthouse was the first to be built within the state of New York. It is the fourth oldest active lighthouse in the United States. Montauk Point Light is 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, which is located on Turtle Hill at the easternmost tip of Long Island, at 2000 Montauk Highway, is a privately run museum, and is not part of Montauk Point State Park.
- Type
- Lighthouse
- Listed
- National Historic Landmark (2012) · National Register of Historic Places (1969) · New York State Register of Historic Places (1980)
- Wikipedia readers
- 19K a year
Places to stay near Montauk Point Light
To stay close, try East Hampton (97) and New Shoreham (40).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Montauk Point Light | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hampton 47% vacation homes | in town | — | 97 53 hotels · 12 motels · 20 inns & B&Bs · 8 lodges & cabins · 4 campgrounds | 29,400 | $1,179K | — |
| New Shoreham 75% vacation homes | 17 mi northeast | 25 min | 40 15 hotels · 23 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 hostel | 1,408 | $1,301K | — |
| Westerly | 18 mi north | 25 min | 37 16 hotels · 6 motels · 12 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 RV parks | 23,139 | $467K | B+ |
| Stonington | 20 mi north | 30 min | 34 13 hotels · 1 motel · 15 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 4 campgrounds | 18,832 | $483K | — |
| Southold 30% vacation homes | 25 mi west | 35 min | 50 18 hotels · 3 motels · 21 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 5 campgrounds | 24,260 | $859K | B+ |
| Groton | 21 mi northwest | 30 min | 30 19 hotels · 4 motels · 7 inns & B&Bs | 39,138 | $340K | B+ |
| Charlestown 33% vacation homes | 23 mi northeast | 35 min | 18 3 hotels · 3 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 6 lodges & cabins · 4 campgrounds | 8,002 | $526K | A− |
| East Hampton 63% vacation homes | 20 mi southwest | 30 min | 10 3 hotels · 6 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 1,552 | $2,000K | — |
Day trip from
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Getting there
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While you are near Montauk Point Light
Also within 68 miles are these.
Big draw40 mi MuseumThe Breakers
1in town State parkCamp Hero State Park
Big draw67 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
45 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
57 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
39 mi MuseumMarble House
31 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
40 mi MuseumThe ElmsPhoto credits
The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camp Hero State Park: Transpoman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · Marble House: [email protected], Public domain · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Elms: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
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Good to know about Montauk Point Light
Is Montauk Point Light in East Hampton?
Yes. It’s inside East Hampton, NY.
When is the best time to visit Montauk Point Light?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 64–81°.
How far is Montauk Point Light from Brookhaven and Islip?
About 59 miles west of Brookhaven and about 74 miles west of Islip, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Montauk Point Light?
Westerly State (WST), about 19 miles away. The nearest big hub is Rhode Island T. F. Green (PVD), about 50 miles.
Where should I stay near Montauk Point Light?
East Hampton (in town, 97 places to stay), New Shoreham (17 mi, 40 places to stay) and Westerly (18 mi, 37 places to stay).
Questions for East Hampton
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.