Staten Island Light

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The Staten Island Range Light (also known as the Ambrose Channel Range Light), serves as the rear range light companion to the West Bank Lighthouse[1]. The 90-foot tower is located on Staten Island’s Richmond Hill (Lighthouse Hill) at a point that is 141 feet above sea level and over five miles northwest of the West Bank Lighthouse. It shows a fixed white light that can be seen for 18 miles (on range only)[2].

It was designated a New York City Landmark in 1968 and remains a valuable aid to navigation for all ships entering the Ambrose Channel in Lower New York Bay[2].

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  1. ^ Staten Island Range Lighthouse, New York at Lighthousefriends.com
  2. ^ a b National Lighthouse Museum - Staten Island Lighthouse

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