Staten Island Light
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| Location | New York City |
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| Coordinates | 40°34′33.8″N 74°08′28.5″W / 40.576056°N 74.141250°WCoordinates: 40°34′33.8″N 74°08′28.5″W / 40.576056°N 74.141250°W[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 |
| Characteristic | Fixed White (F W) (lit 24 hours, visible only on range) |
| 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 |
| Coordinates | 40°34′33.8″N 74°8′28.5″W / 40.576056°N 74.141250°W |
| 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, is the rear range light companion to the West Bank Lighthouse.[5] The 90-foot tower sits more than five miles northwest of the West Bank Lighthouse, on Staten Island’s Richmond Hill (Lighthouse Hill), 141 feet above sea level. 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 ships entering the Ambrose Channel in Lower New York Bay.[6] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[4]
References
- ↑ "Staten Island Lighthouse". US Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team, NY. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ↑ ARLHS World List of Lights
- ↑ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ Staten Island Range Lighthouse, New York at Lighthousefriends.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 National Lighthouse Museum - Staten Island Lighthouse
External links
- Lighthouse Friends site (photo)
- National Lighthouse Museum (photo)
- USCG list of Fresnel lenses still in operation December 2008
- Coast Guard list of Lighthouses
- Coast Guard list of assets
- National Park Service's Maritime Heritage Program's Inventory of Historic Light Stations
- National Park Service's Maritime Heritage Program's Inventory of NY Historic Light Stations
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