The Tibbetts Point Lighthouse is located in Cape Vincent, New York. The land upon which the lighthouse stands is a part of a 600 acre grant of land to Captain John Tibbetts of Troy, New York. The lighthouse is a circular tower that stands 69 ft above the water The lighthouse was constructed in 1854. Its Fresnel lens is still used. Only 70 such lenses are still operational in the United States, 16 being on the Great Lakes, of which two are in New York. Tibbetts Point Light is on the Great Lakes Seaway Trail. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Cultural

The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection (#1055) of souvenir postcards of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of Tibbetts Point Light with links to customized nautical charts provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.