Whitestone Point Light

Whitestone Point Post Light
Whitestone Point Post Light, 1915
Location Whitesone Point, Southerly side of East River, New York
Coordinates 40°48′06″N 73°49′10″W / 40.80167°N 73.81944°W / 40.80167; -73.81944Coordinates: 40°48′06″N 73°49′10″W / 40.80167°N 73.81944°W / 40.80167; -73.81944
Year first lit 1889
Deactivated Active
Construction Steel
Tower shape Square pyramidal frame tower on piers; lower part, white; upper, wood-color (1889); black skeleton tower (post-1915)
Height 20 feet (6.1 m)
Focal height 56 feet (17 m)
Original lens Lens lantern
Range 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi)
Characteristic Fixed white
Fog signal Bell struck by machinery a double blow every 30 seconds
ARLHS number USA-889 [1]
USCG number 1-27215 [2]

Whitestone Point Light is located in Whitestone, Queens.

References

  1. ARLHS World List of Lights
  2. Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.


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