Alternate Name(s):
Halletts Point Beacon
Type:
Year Established:
1887
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Hell Gate NY Electric Beacon.jpeg (420.68 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
Us Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Near Jct Of East & Harlem Rivers
Latitude:
40° 46.7'
Longitude:
73° 56.1'
City / Town:
QUEENS
U.S. State:
New York
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1888
Disposition:
Replaced by Bouy 1901, Torn Down and Sold For Scrap
Year Tower Established:
1888
Tower Construction Material:
IRON
Tower Foundation:
IRON PILE
Tower Shape:
SKELETAL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
9 ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
More Information
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
Site of tallest skeletal tower ever built. The light was electric and distracted captains. It also made it difficult to judge distance making the light dangerous. So many complaints regarding the nuisance light came in that it was discontinued in 1887, and replaced with a post light, 25' tall.