Long Island Lighthouse Challenge

[+chstress53]

Greetings

 

We will be doing the long Island Lighthouse Challenge http://www.longislandlighthouses.com/chall...htm#Starting%20 Points this weekend and were wondering if there are any caches near the lights? Anyone have a bookmark list ? We are staying at the Islandia Marriott. Pretty Please! anyone?

Edited May 16, 2006 by chstress53

[+Mile Runner]

i belive the montak one is a virtual, but i am not quite sure.

[+marlin01]

I did Fire Island and Montauk Point last year and there are caches at both, use these cache ID's:

for Fire Island- GCKCQ4

for Montauk Point- GCHQ56

Both are by JMBella

[+chstress53]

Thanks marlin01, by the way it was great meeting you this past weekend.

[+Flooded Tree]

FT-040 Old Field - Love on the Rocks

[+macatac1961]

A few more:

JMB-66 Lighthouse Overlook Fire Island Light - Kismet

 

Poquatuc In view of the Orient Point Light

 

-I see marlin01 gave you the FI light. Great lighthouse BTW that was close to being torn down a while ago.

Edited May 18, 2006 by macatac1961

[+chstress53]

Thanks everyone, are there any more?

[+BlackBuck]

Little gull

 

cedar point

 

horton point

 

The horton point one sounds like it needs some help.

Edited May 18, 2006 by BlackBuck

[+macatac1961]

Greetings

 

We will be doing the long Island Lighthouse Challenge http://www.longislandlighthouses.com/chall...htm#Starting%20 Points this weekend and were wondering if there are any caches near the lights?

So how'd you do?

[+chstress53]

Scored 10 caches along the way. ( 6 traditionals & 4 virtuals) Received our certificate for completion of the second annual LI Lighthouse Challenge, visited 11 lights and one Lightship. Currently busy creating waymarks that we found: 3 lighthouses, 5 wineries, 6 gnormous objects ( one a giant bull), 3 Ferry terminals , 1 Civil war monument , 5 windmills & one waymark for a song lyric of Billy Joels Oyster Bay, all ready to go. Several others may fit other categories I need to check though, if not maybe a new Category. Dropped off two travel bugs and picked up one TB that has a mission to go to a cache in Washington's Crossing NJ. ( We will be able to have him complete his mission in a week or so) Won the door prize of a replica Lighthouse at the kick off dinner on Friday night. Spent Sat evening, after a full day of visiting lights and wineries in a hot tub. All in all we had a blast. Even scored one of the virtuals by boat as it was the only way to see some of the lights. Rode three different Ferry Boats and one pleasure boat, meet a lot of good people and even some of the Lighthouse volunteers we were happy to discover were cachers. Thanks for all the help.

[+macatac1961]

Wow, that's a lot of lighthouses to visit in one trip. Nice job.

[+JMBella]

Scored 10 caches along the way. ( 6 traditionals & 4 virtuals) Received our certificate for completion of the second annual LI Lighthouse Challenge, visited 11 lights and one Lightship. Currently busy creating waymarks that we found: 3 lighthouses, 5 wineries, 6 gnormous objects ( one a giant bull), 3 Ferry terminals , 1 Civil war monument , 5 windmills & one waymark for a song lyric of Billy Joels Oyster Bay, all ready to go. Several others may fit other categories I need to check though, if not maybe a new Category. Dropped off two travel bugs and picked up one TB that has a mission to go to a cache in Washington's Crossing NJ. ( We will be able to have him complete his mission in a week or so) Won the door prize of a replica Lighthouse at the kick off dinner on Friday night. Spent Sat evening, after a full day of visiting lights and wineries in a hot tub. All in all we had a blast. Even scored one of the virtuals by boat as it was the only way to see some of the lights. Rode three different Ferry Boats and one pleasure boat, meet a lot of good people and even some of the Lighthouse volunteers we were happy to discover were cachers. Thanks for all the help.

 

Where's the light ship?

[+chstress53]

The Nantucket Lightship's Temporary Location: Oyster Bay Waterfront Center. I soon will be creating a waymark for it but have not had time to create them at the moment.

 

Description: 148 feet in length, two masts, red hull, with "Nantucket" in white.

 

History of lightship

 

1934: Nantucket Lightship (LV 117) is sunk by the liner Olympic. British government offers to pay for replacement, as reparations.

 

1936: LV 112 is launched, and put on station at Nantucket Shoals, where she spent nearly all her service.

 

1942-1954: Served as an examination vessel during the war.

 

1958-1960: Served as a relief vessel.

 

1975: Decommissioned.

 

Current use: Under restoration.

 

The surrounding area: Oyster Bay is an old Long Island port. Cold Spring Harbor, including the Whaling Museum, is nearby.

 

Public access? Can be seen from dock.

 

Other information: Largest lightship ever built in United States.