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| Location | Tibbetts Point on Lake Ontario at the St Lawrence River |
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| Coordinates | 44°6′00″N 76°22′12″W / 44.10000°N 76.37000°W |
| Tower | |
| Foundation | Natural/Emplaced |
| Construction | Brick/Stucco |
| Automated | 1981 |
| Height | 58 feet (18 m) |
| Shape | Conical frustum |
| Markings | White w/ Black Lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1854 |
| Focal height | 69 feet (21 m) |
| Lens | Fourth Order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) |
| Characteristic | Occulting White (Oc W 10s) |
Tibbetts Point Light | |
| Location | Cape Vincent, New York |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1854 |
| MPS | U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002412[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 1984 |
The Tibbetts Point Lighthouse is located in Cape Vincent, New York. The land upon which the lighthouse stands is a part of a 600-acre (243 ha) grant of land to Captain John Tibbetts of Troy, New York.[2] The lighthouse is a circular tower that stands 69 feet (21 m) above the water
The lighthouse was constructed in 1854. Its Fresnel lens is still used. Only 70 such lenses are still operational in the United States, 16 being on the Great Lakes, of which two are in New York.[3]
Tibbetts Point Light is on the Great Lakes Seaway Trail. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
- ^ United States Coast Guard, Fresnel Lenses Still in Operation. Archived 2009-03-25 at Archive-It