 Lighthouse at Old Orchard Shoal | |
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| Location | New York City, US |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°30′44.272″N 74°5′55.369″W / 40.51229778°N 74.09871361°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | April 5, 1893 |
| Foundation | Concrete/Cast Iron Caisson |
| Construction | Cast iron |
| Automated | 1955 |
| Height | 35 feet (11 m) |
| Shape | Conical "Spark Plug" |
| Markings | Lower half brown, upper half white, on black pier |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Fog signal | Air siren and horn |
| Light | |
| First lit | April 5, 1893 |
| Deactivated | October 29, 2012 (destroyed) |
| Focal height | 51 feet (16 m) |
| Lens | Fourth Order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) |
| Range | W 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) R 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 6s |
Orchard Shoal Light Station, Old | |
| Nearest city | Staten Island, New York |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | US Lighthouse Board |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000864[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 20, 2006 |
Old Orchard Shoal Light was a sparkplug lighthouse in lower New York Bay marking a large shoal area. It was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012.[2][3][4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 297.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ "ARLHS World List of Lights". Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-24.