Alternate Name(s):
Chapel Hill Range Front
Type:
Year Established:
1856
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1999
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Chapel Hill Channel
Latitude:
40° 25.17'
Longitude:
74° 03.22'
City / Town:
Leonardo
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1856
Tower Construction Material:
steel framwork
Tower Foundation:
concrete
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
58 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
45 feet
Tower Shape:
Pyramidal
Tower Daymark:
Red and White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
Range Lens
Year Original Lens Installed:
1856
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
The current tower came from the Waackaack NJ range front in 1941. The original tower was made of wood and was 55 feet tall.