Finns Point Range Rear

Year Established:
1877
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2002
Photo Credit:
Candace Clifford
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Delaware River
Latitude:
39° 36.57'
Longitude:
75° 32.04'
City / Town:
Pennsville
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Location County:
Salem
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. Finns Point Range Rear
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1950
Year Tower Established:
1877
Tower Construction Material:
Wrought Iron
Tower Foundation:
Masonry
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
105 above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
95 feet
Tower Shape:
Skeletal w/Cylinder
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Victorian

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Current Optic:
Removed
Original Optic Type:
Range Lens
Year Original Lens Installed:
1877
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017