Danskammer Point

Year Established:
1885
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1945
Photo Credit:
USCG
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Hudson River North Of Newburgh
Latitude:
41° 34.26'
Longitude:
73° 57.50'
City / Town:
MARLBORO
U.S. State:
New York
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Danskammer Point
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1925
Disposition:
Replaced by Steel Skeletal Tower in 1925
Year Tower Established:
1885
Tower Foundation:
BRICK ON SURFACE ROCK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
49 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
31 feet
Tower Shape:
pyramidal
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
TUBULAR LANTERN
Year Original Lens Installed:
1885
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018