Elm Tree Beacon Light

Elm Tree Beacon Light
Tower
Elm Tree Beacon Lighthouse

Location	Staten Island / Lower New York Bay
Coordinates	40°33′50″N 74°5′43″W / 40.56389°N 74.09528°W / 40.56389; -74.09528
Constructed	1856
Foundation	Brick
Construction	1856: Wood, 1939: Concrete
Height	59 feet (18 m)
Shape	Square Cylindrical
Markings	1856: painted in bands, two white and one red, red roof on lantern, 1939: Natural

Light
First lit	1856
Deactivated	1964
Characteristic	Fixed White - visible on Range line only

Elm Tree Beacon Light served as the front range with New Dorp Light as the rear to mark Swash Channel.^[1] The channel is now marked by Staten Island Light and West Bank Light.

References

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^ ARLHS World List of Lights

External links

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Lighthouse Friends site
"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

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