Sodus Outer Lighthouse

Oct. 15, 2019
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Sodus Outer Lighthouse, Lake Ontario into Sodus Bay, New York

Built in 1858, the wood tower was replaced with the current cast iron tower in 1938.

SODUS OUTER LIGHT

Location: ON NORTH END OF WEST PIER, ENTRANCE TO GREAT SODUS BAY
Station Established: 1858
Year Current / Last Tower(s) First Lit: 1938
Operational: Yes
Automated: Yes
Deactivated: N/A
Tower Shape / Markings / Pattern: Square pyramidal tower, brown below, white above
Height: 49-feet
Original Lens: Fourth Order (1938)
Characteristic: Group flashing white, 10 seconds, 2 flashes (1938)
Fog Signal: Horn, diaphragm, air; group of 2 blasts every 30 seconds, blast 1.5 seconds, silent 2 seconds, blast 1.5 seconds, silent 25 seconds