Romer Shoal Light

Romer Shoal Light
Location	South of Ambrose Channel, New York Harbor
Coordinates	40°30′47″N 74°00′50″W / 40.513°N 74.014°W
Tower
Constructed	1838
Foundation	Concrete / cast iron caisson
Construction	Cast iron
Automated	1966
Height	54 feet (16 m)
Shape	Frustum of a cone -- sparkplug
Markings	White bottom, red top including lantern
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Fog signal	Horn: 2 every 30 s
Light
First lit	1898 (current tower)
Focal height	54 feet (16 m)
Lens	Fourth-order Fresnel lens
Range	15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	Flashing white twice 15 s

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. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: New Jersey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "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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[cghist-1] "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New Jersey". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

[cgll-2] 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.

[rowlett-3] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: New Jersey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[NJRHP-5] "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.

[6] NOAA Chart #12327 New York Harbor 1/40,000 2006

[7] USGS quadrangle for cited location

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