蒙托克角燈塔博物館
(Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum)
地方性遺產
您也許認為燈塔是個有趣且值得參觀的地方，事實上，它們的確是如此；另外，它們也極為有用。
燈塔負責引導駛近海岸的船隻，它們建造在不同的地方：海岸邊的重要位置、入港處、島上、多石暗礁、沙洲地，甚或是水中。夜晚來臨時，燈塔投射出的明亮光線讓遠方的船隻能夠看見。所以燈塔能幫助船隻辨識它們的所在位置、發出危險警訊或做為鄰近區域的地標。
位於紐約長島(Long
Island)上的蒙托克角燈塔已經200多歲了。它建於1796年，是該州境內最古老的燈塔。蒙托克燈塔多年來身負引導捕鯨船、漁船、汽船、潛艇及帆船的重責大任，時至今日，依然如此。這座燈塔高110多英尺，一個人必須攀爬137階的階梯才能到達塔頂。但蒙托克燈塔不僅僅只是一座高塔，附屬的一間屋子，裡面住有燈塔的看守者一家人及看守者的助手。自1987年，塔頂的燈具改為自動化後，燈塔就不再需要看守人的守護了。
You may think that lighthouses are interesting to look at, and they are. But they also serve a very useful purpose.
Lighthouses guide ships sailing near a coast. They are built in different kinds of places: important locations on a coast, harbor entrances, islands, rocky ledges or reefs, and even in the water. They project strong beacons of light at night so ships can see them. Lighthouses help ships identify their locations, warn them of danger, and serve as a marker of nearby land.
The Montauk Point Lighthouse on Long Island, New York, is more than 200 years old. Built in 1796, it is the oldest lighthouse in the state. It has guided whaling ships, fishing boats, steamships, submarines, and sailboats for many years and continues to do so today. The tower is more than 110 feet tall, and a person has to climb 137 steps to get to the top. But the Montauk Point Lighthouse is not just a tower. Attached to it is a house in which the lighthouse keeper lived with his family and assistants. Since the light on top of the tower was automated in 1987, the lighthouse no longer needs a keeper.
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