Great Beds Light
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| Great Beds Light | |
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 Great Beds Light |
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| Location: | Raritan Bay, South Amboy, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°29′12″N 74°15′12″W / 40.48667°N 74.25333°W |
| Year first constructed: | 1880 |
| Year first lit: | 1880 |
| Automated: | 1945 |
| Foundation: | Caisson |
| Construction: | Cast iron |
| Tower shape: | White conical tower on black conical pier with black lantern |
| Height: | 61 ft |
| Original lens: | Fourth order Fresnel 1880 |
| Range: | 6 nm |
| Characteristic: | Flashing red, 6 s |
Great Beds Light is a sparkplug lighthouse which sits in Raritan Bay in South Amboy, New Jersey. Over the years the lighthouse has become the symbol for the city of South Amboy. It has also been named to the National Register of Historic Places.
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