Located at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, Little Gull Island marked the sound’s access to the open sea. You can see from the image where the “little” in Little Gull Island gets its name. It’s really just large enough to support the lighthouse and that is all. The four mile expanse between Little Gull Island and Fishers Island, known as the Race, develops currents in excess of five knots. The island has roughly one acre of land above high water. Little Gull Island has eroded very little over the years, and it is surrounded by rocky reefs that helps prevent encroachment of the sea. Click on history to learn more about how the lighthouse began.
