Type:
Year Established:
1874
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1903
Download:
Bluff Point NY 2012.jpg (6.13 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2012
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
VALCOUR ISLAND/LAKE CHAMPLAIN
Latitude:
44° 37.23'
Longitude:
73° 25.54'
City / Town:
PLATTSBURGH
U.S. State:
New York
Location County:
CLINTON
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1874
Tower Construction Material:
BLUE LIMESTONE/WOOD
Tower Foundation:
DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
95 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
36 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL ON SQUARE HOUSE
Tower Daymark:
White and Red
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1874
Keeper's Quarters Style:
SECOND EMPIRE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BLUE LIMESTONE
Other Structures:
WOODEN SHED, PRIVY, CELLAR CISTERN
OPTICS
Current Optic:
300 MM
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1874
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017