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Romer Shoal Light

Coordinates: 40°30′46.823″N 74°0′48.672″W / 40.51300639°N 74.01352000°W / 40.51300639; -74.01352000
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Romer Shoal Light
Map
LocationSouth of Ambrose Channel, New York Harbor
Coordinates40°30′46.823″N 74°0′48.672″W / 40.51300639°N 74.01352000°W / 40.51300639; -74.01352000
Tower
Constructed1838
FoundationConcrete / cast iron caisson
ConstructionCast iron
Automated1966
Height54 feet (16 m)
ShapeFrustum of a cone -- sparkplug
MarkingsWhite bottom, red top including lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalHorn: 2 every 30 s
Light
First lit1898 (current tower)
Focal height54 feet (16 m)
LensFourth-order Fresnel lens
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
CharacteristicFlashing white twice 15 s
Romer Shoal Light Station
Nearest cityHighlands, New Jersey
Arealess than one acre
Built1898
ArchitectU.S. Lighthouse Board
MPSLight Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No.06001304 [1]
NJRHP No.3713[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 24, 2007
Designated NJRHPAugust 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.[5] The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as Romer Shoal Light Station.[1]

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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 1, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  3. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New Jersey". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: New Jersey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  6. ^ NOAA Chart #12327 New York Harbor 1/40,000 2006
  7. ^ USGS quadrangle for cited location
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