Staten Island Light

Staten Island Rear Range
Location	New York City
Coordinates	40°34′33.8″N 74°08′28.5″W / 40.576056°N 74.141250°W
Tower
Constructed	1912
Foundation	Grey limestone
Construction	Yellow Brick
Height	90 feet (27 m)
Shape	Octagonal
Markings	Natural
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place, New York City Landmark
Light
First lit	1912
Focal height	231 feet (70 m)
Lens	Second Order Fresnel lens
Range	18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	Fixed White (F W) (lit 24 hours, visible only on range)
	Staten Island Light
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	S side of Edinboro Rd., bet. 402 and 426, Richmond County, New York
Area	less than one acre
MPS	Light Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No.	05001340
Added to NRHP	November 30, 2005

The Staten Island Range Light, also known as the Ambrose Channel Range Light, is the rear range light companion to the West Bank Lighthouse.^[5] Built in 1912, the 90-foot tower sits more than five miles northwest of the West Bank Lighthouse, on Staten Island’s Richmond Hill (Lighthouse Hill), 141 feet above sea level. It shows a fixed white light that can be seen for 18 miles (on range only).^[6]

It was designated a New York City Landmark in 1968 and remains a valuable aid to navigation for ships entering the Ambrose Channel in Lower New York Bay.^[6] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[2]

References

^ "Light List Volume I Atlantic Coast 2019 (p. 304)" (PDF). US Coast Guard Navigation Center. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ARLHS World List of Lights
^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
^ Staten Island Range Lighthouse, New York at Lighthousefriends.com
^ ^a ^b National Lighthouse Museum - Staten Island Lighthouse Archived 2007-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Staten Island range lights at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Light List Volume I Atlantic Coast 2019 (p. 304)" (PDF). US Coast Guard Navigation Center. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[ARLHS-3] ARLHS World List of Lights

[USCG_LightList-4] Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.

[5] Staten Island Range Lighthouse, New York at Lighthousefriends.com

[museum-6] National Lighthouse Museum - Staten Island Lighthouse Archived 2007-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

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