| Location | New York City |
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| Coordinates | [1] |
| Year first lit | 1912 |
| Foundation | Grey limestone |
| Construction | Yellow Brick |
| Tower shape | Octagonal |
| Markings / pattern | Natural |
| Height | 90 ft (27 m) |
| Focal height | 231 ft (70 m) |
| Original lens | Second Order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 18nm |
| Admiralty number | J1082 |
| ARLHS number | USA-809 [2] |
| USCG number | 1-34795 [3] |
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Staten Island Light
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| Location: | S side of Edinboro Rd., bet. 402 and 426, Richmond County, New York |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Built: | 1912 |
| Governing body: | United States Coast Guard |
| MPS: | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP Reference#: | 05001340[4] |
| Added to NRHP: | November 30, 2005 |
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.[5] 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).[6]
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.[6] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[4]
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