Bucket list: Montauk Lighthouse in the Hamptons, NY - SUNRISE

My long time bucket list place to visit was Montauk Lighthouse located about 2 hours east from my hometown. Because of heavy traffic in the Hamptons during the summer, I have never dared to drive to the lighthouse. Since summer is still a few months away, but the temperatures are getting higher, I decided to finally fulfill my goal.

But I did not stop there... A sunrise at the lighthouse sounds even better! So my partner and I decided to drive there at night to catch the 6.05 AM sunrise. I don't think I have ever woken up at 2.30 AM to watch the sun rise, but where there is a will there is a way.

While we did not end up going up the lighthouse since it only opens at 8 AM, we were fully satisfied with the sunrise. The main parking lot at Montauk lighthouse is open all the time, so you can park and walk 1 minute to the beach to see what I saw, beautiful sunrise. A different way to spend my birthday weekend :)

... and here is a short video: