Alternate Name(s):
Halletts Point Beacon
Type:
Year Established:
1887
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Hell Gate NY Electric Beacon.jpg (2.05 MB)
File Type:
jpg (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
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
SITE OF TALLEST SKELETAL TOWER EVER BUILT