North Dumpling Light

North Dumpling Light is a lighthouse in Fisher's Island sound in Long Island Sound, New York.

North Dumpling Light
LocationFisher's Island sound in Long Island Sound, New York
Coordinates41°17′17″N 72°1′10″W
Tower
Constructed1849 
FoundationWood Pilings/Stone
ConstructionBrick/Wood Shingle
Automated1959
Height31 feet (9.4 m)
ShapeOctagonal
MarkingsNatural w/White Lantern
Fog signalHorn: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl)
Light
First lit1849
Focal height60 feet (18 m)
LensFifth Order Fresnel Lens (original), 12 inches (300 mm) (current)
Range9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) (white), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (red) 
CharacteristicFixed White/Fix Red Sector 257 degrees to 023 degrees

History

The lighthouse was illuminated in 1849 and the current tower was first lit in 1871. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1959. The foundation is wood pilings and stone and the construction is brick and wood shingle. The tower is octagonal with a white lantern. In 1893 a fifth order Fresnel lens and a new Funck lamp were installed, replacing a Sixth Order Fresnel lens that was installed in 1871.[1]

Dean Kamen now owns the island. He bought it for US$2,500,000 in 1986. After a denial from local officials to build his own wind turbine on the island, he seceded from the United States. Then President George W. Bush signed a "non-aggression" pact with the nation of North Dumpling.[2] The island has its own navy, newspaper, currency, flag, constitution, and anthem. Kamen eventually built his own turbine and several solar panels which provide all the energy for the island[3] which along with LED lights, isolates it from the power grid.

References
  1. Annual report of the Light-House Board to the Secretary of the Treasury for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 1893, Treasury Department, Document No 1647
  2. Inbar, Michael (21 Oct 2010). "Welcome to secret island of an eccentric genius". Retrieved 15 Jun 2021.
  3. "Our Towns: From L.I. Sound, A New Nation Asserts Itself". The New York Times. Southold, NY.


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