Long Island Lighthouse Challenge
Welcome to the Long Island Lighthouse Challenge, an annual event that (as far as I know) ended in 2009.
The challenge was to visit 10 Long Island lighthouses and the East End Seaport Museum over a span of two days. At each location, a volunteer would reward you with a souvenir card that contained a picture and facts about the lighthouse. If you managed to visit every location on the list, then you received an additional reward. It was fun, interesting, and a great excuse to visit these cool locations.
This virtual cache presents the same fun challenge (but you don't need to complete it in only two days). Although there will not be volunteers to give you an information card at each location, you are encouraged to print out a copy of the cards and bring them to reward yourself (and fulfill the cache requirements below).
To begin this challenge, download and print the pdf copy of the Lighthouse Card Collection as well as the original Lighthouse Challenge Brochure by clicking on the pictures below:
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Note: Individual card images can also be viewed by clicking on their names in the log instructions.
To log this cache, you must:
- Travel to a location where you can view each of the following:
1. Montauk Point Lighthouse
2. Cedar Island Lighthouse
3. East End Seaport Museum
4. Long Beach Bar Lighthouse
5a. Orient Point Lighthouse
5b. Plum Island Lighthouse
6. Horton Point Lighthouse
7. Old Field Lighthouse
9. Huntington Harbor Lighthouse
10. Fire Island Lighthouse
Note: The Eatons Neck Lighthouse (#8 in the original challenge) is not included in this quest. It is part of an active Coast Guard station and is rarely open to the public.
- Post a photo from each location that shows its information card in the foreground (either a printed copy or an image on a phone) and the actual lighthouse (or museum) in the background.
When you are done, you will have posted 10 photos and your reward will be a Smiley! Please don't log your find until all 10 photos are posted.
Note that some of the lighthouses are located offshore and can only be photographed from a distance. In particular, the Plum Island Lighthouse and the Long Beach Bar Lighthouse may be difficult to see in bad weather. In that case, just take a photo in the general direction of the lighthouse with the information card in the foreground. (I trust you!)
Virtual Reward - 2017/2018
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between August 24, 2017 and August 24, 2018. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards on the Geocaching Blog.