 Throgs Neck Lighthouse in 1890 | |
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| Location | Throgs Neck in New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′16″N 73°47′26″W / 40.80444°N 73.79056°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1827 |
| Height | 17 m (56 ft)  |
| Shape | Square pyramidal |
| Markings | White |
| Fog signal | Bell every 15 seconds |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1906 |
| Deactivated | 1934 |
| Focal height | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Lens | 1890: Fifth Order Fresnel lens, 1906: Fourth Order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | Fixed Red |
Throgs Neck Light in Throggs Neck, the Bronx, New York, was a wooden lighthouse that was replaced by an iron skeletal tower that is still there. The lighthouse protects ships in the Long Island Sound from running up against the rocks.[1]
The lighthouse is located on the northeasterly side of Fort Schuyler, southeasterly end of Throgs Neck and on the northerly side of the entrance from Long Island Sound into the East River.
- Tower Shape / Markings / Pattern: White, square, pyramidal,
- skeleton iron tower; lantern, black (1890); Red brick cylindrical tower (1906)
- Height: 64+1⁄4 feet (19.6 m) (1890); 35 feet (11 m) (1906)