Horton Point Lighthouse Nautical Museum

My wife and I visited the Lighthouse today. The staff were very friendly and informative. It would have been nice if we were able to go up the stairs to the top, but it was closed. Nevertheless, the day was filled with the surroundings of the Scenic Long Island Sound at its best. Therefore, if you want a nice road trip to a beautiful setting, the Horton Point Lighthouse is the place. ❤️❤️❤️

very informative tour, short walk up 27 stairs to get to the top, Connecticut roughly 13 miles across the Long Island Sound Lighthouse is open on weekends.

Nice place! With lovely people who give stories about the lighthouse.

Beautiful spot. We got there later and the parking lot was still open. Thank you. Saw beautiful sunset. Walked down long steps yo s gorgeous pebbly beach. Great wave action. Beautified stones and a lot of large broken seashells.

excellent place to visit and enjoy stories from NoFo past. a must enjoyed event with family and friends

The place looks beautiful but it was not open as indicated on the website, couldn't even get in the parking lot and the town was giving tickets to everyone parked on the street if you didn't have a town sticker. They could have at least leave the gates open so people could park on the premises but I guess the town feels they will make more money by giving tickets, so sad. Those stairs though, they are a killing.

I didnt go to the lighthouse on my trip here. We had a friends and family gathering o. the park grounds. It is a beautiful place with a pebble beach just below it. The stairs to get down to the beach are sturdy and strong but there are a lot of them coming back up i would suggest pacing yourself if you aren't a very physically fit person. Also the neighborhood that the park is in has permit only parking on the street so be sure to park in the lot if you are visiting for a while. The police were giving out tickets during our time here.

Beautiful park. Perfectly maintained. Should be five stats, but open to Town residents only. You can't legally park without a town permit and the main parking lot is closed when the lighthouse is closed. We kept someone with the car at all times. In the hour that we were there we saw about five cars drive up, look at the sign, and turn right back around. Too bad.

Temporarily closed because of COVID, the grounds are still open. You can walk around the exterior and get some great pictures and really, that's as much as I got for other lighthouses this year in Maine so I'm happy. Horton Point Light is a lighthouse on the north side of Eastern Long Island, New York in the hamlet of Southold. The current lighthouse was built and the tower was first lit in 1857. The site is on a bluff 60 feet above Long Island Sound. The tower was automated in 1933 and is now operational. The tower is 58 feet high with the focal plane of the light being 103 feet above sea level. The tower is white with a black lantern and a copper dome. The light has a slow green flash every ten seconds. The lighthouse was a commissioned by George Washington himself in 1790 though the land was not acquired until 1855. It is still an active aid to navigation and when it's open to the public, visitors can climb the tower. [Review 15313 overall, 815 of 2021, round number 200 in New York.]

Horton Point Lighthouse, operated by the Southold Historical Society, is an interesting diversion for an hour or so if you're in the area. The lighthouse is an operating lighthouse. There's a small local naval history museum on the ground floor open on weekends between Memorial Day and Columbus Day, staffed by volunteers who are knowledgeable, friendly, and warm. Visitors to the lighthouse may climb to the top of the lighthouse when the museum is open. Some dexterity is required to do this, including the ability to climb narrow, winding stairs, and a short ladder. Temperatures in the lantern room can exceed outside temperatures by more than several degrees. I surmise that visiting the lantern room may not be possible when the weather is extremely hot. There's a lovely pebble beach here, assessed by wooden stairs near the parking lot. Both the stairs and the beach, with large boulders strewn about, are very photo worthy. On a clear day, one may see across Long Island Sound to the shores of Connecticut. There's a set of picnic tables on the lighthouse grounds, too. Other Comments: - Waze gave us wrong directions for the last turn. A turn onto Lighthouse Road, which is the correct way to reach the lighthouse's parking lot, should have been the last instruction. Instead of doing this, Waze directed us westward past Lighthouse Road to turn onto a private road. - Parking is $5. Admission to the lighthouse is an additional $5 per individual, or $10 per family. The admission fee comes with a Southold Historical Society "Visitor's Passport," which gives the bearer one free visit to Society's Maple Lane Museum Complex. - Verizon Wireless signal here is wonky -- OK in some places, but non-existent in others. Be sure to coordinate with your group members in-person before you wander the grounds. - There are reasonably maintained men's and women's bathrooms.

Cool light house on the north shore/north fork. When we visited, the actual lighthouse and museum were closed. But we were able to walk around the grounds and take pictures. The highlight was walking down to the beach. 100 steps down a steep wooden staircase. Maybe it was because a Nor'Easter had just blown through, but the waves were churning. The beach is all large pebbles - it was like walking on marbles! So we didn't stay long.

This charming lighthouse located on a high bluff overlooking the Long Island Sound houses an interesting nautical museum. Worth the visit! You can park in the lighthouse parking lot ($5) since there's no street parking except for town residents. Admission to the museum is also $5. A beautiful little place to explore and enjoy the history and scenery! Picnic tables and stairs leading down to the beach.

A beautiful lighthouse located in a beautiful place, high on the cliffs overlooking Long Island Sound. Built in 1857, it is now a historical place and a museum. It was only 3 dollars to get in when we went and for the money you get to climb to the top and get lovely views in every direction. On a clear day you can easily see the coast of Connecticut and even individual houses with binoculars. The museum has many artifacts from the last century and even the original 3rd order Fresnel lens is still in the building. It does get crowded and the parking is limited, but if you enjoy lighthouses Horton Point is worth going out of your way for.

Here is my problem with this place... THERE IS NO "FREAKING PARKING"!!!! Here is what happened... We decided to take a "detour" from our wine tasting hop-on/off for a view of this lighthouse. We read about it on a guide and decided to stop. After following the tiny signs to it (if you don't pay attention you will miss them and get lost) we got there. There is a very small parking lot with signs saying "PARKING FOR SOUTHOLD RESIDENTS ONLY WITH PERMIT" What? How about those of us who are not Southold residents but want to stop and visit the lighthouse and museum???? Besides, the tiny parking was full. In addition, there was a Southold Policeman having a field day (and probably meeting his ticket 'quota' for the month) at the parking lot giving parking tickets left and right. Some cars were parked along the road but not disturbing any access to gates or roads... just parked on the side of the road. But the cop kept giving tickets away anyway! We decided not to even try asking the cop were to park and took off, missing what could have been a good day to enjoy the water views, grounds and museum/tour. Better marking for "visitors parking" is needed. And that "cop" should be solving crimes instead of giving stupid parking tickets to tourists and visitors who were not blocking any roads or gates. I guess he has to justify his job somehow! ARGH! Welcome to New York!!!

My 8th gr-grandfather was born in 1600 in Mowsley, Leicester, England. He emigrated to Massachusetts in 1638, arrived with his family in Massachusetts aboard the "Swallow". By 21 Oct 1641, he was in Long Island, and was one of the founders of Southold, Long Island. He built the first frame house on eastern Long Island. Horton Point was named after him. The government purchased the land to build the lighthouse in 1855. Both Horton Point and Horton Lighthouse remain and both are named after him. I haven't yet been there to visit - it's on my bucket list!

So we drove and took two ferries to get there. No parking outside of the park fence. Paid parking inside. We had our baby dog with us but NO dogs allowed. : ( We had a dog stroller and it was still no. $40.00 round trip, plus gas and you can't even see the lighthouse from the parking lot. No parking by the stairs, although there was a cop that came and parked? Guess I'll just look at my old postcards. Boohoo! Should have checked it out on Yelp first.

In a work-overrated. Little parking. A project to get into the tower. Would not recommend you go out of your way to visit.

Parking - museum lot closed on weekday when we went, but lot is a good size for the park area - small amount of parking (5-7 cars outside when museum lot is closed) Lighthouse - only open on weekends - well kept exterior - there is a bathroom but it might only open on the weekends when the lighthouse is open (didn't check) Grounds - well kept in a natural way - picnic benches Beach - steep walk down on 50+ wooden, railed steps. Fairly good condition but there are some uneven parts. Might be difficult for older people or people of less than average physical fitness levels. - beach is 100% rocky. Mostly pebbles and stones, but you'll encounter rocks and boulders (many unstable and slippery) if you try to get down to the water. - lots of pretty polished pebbles if you collect or appreciate that sort of thing

Horton Point Lighthouse built in 1857 and still a working lighthouse, is open 11:30 to 4:00 pm on Saturdays and Sundays between Memorial Day and Labor Day. It costs $5 to park and admission is $3 per adult (children under 12 are free). Enjoy the superb views over Long Island Sound, tour the nautical museum, climb into the tower and explore the park.