Type:
Year Established:
1828
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Navesink twin towers NJ 1985 RGB.jpeg (300.74 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1985
Photo Credit:
Robert Bachand
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Lower New York Bay
Latitude:
40° 23.46'
Longitude:
73° 59.09'
City / Town:
Highlands
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Location County:
Monmouth
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1898-1962
Year Tower Established:
1862
Tower Construction Material:
Brownstone w/brick lining
Tower Foundation:
Stone
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
246 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
53 feet
Tower Shape:
Octagonal (North Tower)
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1862
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Fortress
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Brownstone
Other Structures:
Brick electric generator building (1909)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
1881 Sixth Order
Original Optic Type:
Second Order, Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1841
Private Aid:
Yes
USCG Access to Optics:
No
More Information
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017
Two Brownstone Towers 228 feet apart connected by Brownstone Building.