Orient Point Lighthouse New York Mechanical Animated Tide ClockEverything Nauticalis proud to present theOrient Point Lighthouse (NY) Animated Tide Clock. This stunning clock tracks the tide in true nautical fashion. While the dial counts away the hours between tide cycles below, the top is mechanically animated to show the changing sea level in real time.At high tide the water will sit at the base of the lighthouse, and slowly lower to reveal the riprap breakwall below before beginning to rise again.The Orient Point Light was originally marked to be constructed in 1855, but the cast-iron tower was not completed until November of 1899 due to many adverse conditions. The following year they began to construct a breakwall, creating a 24 foot wide by 32 foot tall riprap island. The changes in terrain and repairs to rust that needed to be made to the tower ended up tilting it about 5 degrees from vertical. In 1970 it was announced that the sparkplug st