FORT WADSWORTH

Year Established:
1903
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1999
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
EAST VERRAZANO NARROWS
Latitude:
40° 36.20'
Longitude:
74° 03.15'
City / Town:
STATEN ISLAND
U.S. State:
New York
Location County:
RICHMOND
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. FORT WADSWORTH
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1965-2005
Year Tower Established:
1903
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
BRICK (FORT WALLS)
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
75
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
15
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Other Structures:
NONE

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
REMOVED
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1903
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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