Type:
Year Established:
1833
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
Buffalo Main NY TAT 2005.jpg (2.55 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2005
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
MOUTH OF BUFFALO RIVER/BLACK ROCK CANAL
Latitude:
42° 52'40"
Longitude:
78° 53'24"
City / Town:
BUFFALO
U.S. State:
New York
Location County:
ERIE
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1914
Year Tower Established:
1833
Tower Construction Material:
LIMESTONE/CAST IRON
Tower Foundation:
STONE MOLEHEAD
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
76 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
61.5 FT
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL
Tower Daymark:
Gray Stone
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
OPTICS
Current Optic:
3rd Order (Replica)
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017