Built in 1839 (Renaissance Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
“Cedar Island Light is a lighthouse in Cedar Point County Park in East Hampton, New York.”
Wikipedia article Cedar Island Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk County · listed in 2003 · category: Building · built in 1839, Renaissance Revival architecture.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Island Lighthouse between 2000 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 4 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 4 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 29 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sag Harbor, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2004 and 2016: 1 heavy rain, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2016 | Lightning | Sag Harbor | $25,000 | A house was struck by lightning on Union Street, between Madison and Division Streets in Sag Harbor, resulting in a fire. |
| July 2004 | Heavy Rain | Sag Harbor | - | 5.5" storm total. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Scoy Burying Ground | 2.2 miles | 2023 | |
| de Kooning, Elaine, House and Studio | 2.6 miles | 2022 | |
 | Smith-Taylor Cabin | 2.9 miles | 2007 |
 | Smith-Ransome Japanese Bridge | 3.1 miles | 2018 |
| Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Ninevah Beach Subdivisions Historic District | 3.1 miles | 2019 | |
| Maycroft | 3.3 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000248 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Suffolk County | All 338 listed properties in this county. |
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