Romer Shoal Light
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Location | South of Ambrose Channel, New York Harbor |
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Coordinates | 40°30′46.823″N 74°0′48.672″W / 40.51300639°N 74.01352000°WCoordinates: 40°30′46.823″N 74°0′48.672″W / 40.51300639°N 74.01352000°W |
Year first constructed | 1838 |
Year first lit | 1898 (current tower) |
Automated | 1966 |
Foundation | Concrete / cast iron caisson |
Construction | Cast iron |
Tower shape | Frustum of a cone -- sparkplug |
Markings / pattern | White bottom, red top including lantern |
Height | 54 feet (16 m) |
Focal height | 54 feet (16 m) |
Original lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens |
Current lens | 7.5 inches (190 mm) |
Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
Characteristic | Flashing white twice 15 s |
Fog signal | Horn: 2 every 30 s |
Admiralty number | J1090 |
ARLHS number | USA-701 |
USCG number | 1-35070 |
Romer Shoal Light Station | |
Nearest city | Highlands, New Jersey |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1898 |
Architect | U.S. Lighthouse Board |
Governing body | U.S. Coast Guard |
MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
NRHP Reference # |
06001304 [4] |
NJRHP # | 3713[5] |
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Added to NRHP | January 24, 2007 |
Designated NJRHP | August 16, 2006 |
Romer Shoal Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Lower New York Bay, on the north edge of the Swash Channel, about 3⁄4 nautical mile (1.4 km; 0.86 mi) south of Ambrose Channel and 2 1⁄2 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) north of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, in the entrance to New York Harbor.[6] It is in New Jersey, very close to the border with New York.[7]
The shoal was named for the pilot boat William J. Romer which sank there in 1863.[3] The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as Romer Shoal Light Station.[4]
The Light was badly damaged during Hurricane Sandy. The non-profit that has taken over stewardship of the Light is working with FEMA and private donors to save this national landmark.
References
- ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New Jersey". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ↑ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 204.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: New Jersey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 1, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
- ↑ NOAA Chart #12327 New York Harbor 1/40,000 2006
- ↑ USGS quadrangle for cited location
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