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 |
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Romer Shoal Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Highlands, New Jersey |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1898 |
| Architect | U.S. Lighthouse Board |
| MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | [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.
- 1 2 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: New Jersey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County" (PDF). 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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