Olcott

Type:
Year Established:
1873
Existing:
No
Non-Existing (More Info.):
See replica
Source:
LL-1901
Olcott NY 1885 NA 26-LG-46a-55-ac.jpg
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1885
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Lake Ontario
Latitude:
43° 20'27"
Longitude:
78° 43'18"
U.S. State:
New York
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No

STRUCTURE

Disposition:
Destroyed in 1963
Year Tower Established:
1873
Tower Construction Material:
Wood Frame
Tower Foundation:
Concrete
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
30.5 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
27.5 FT
Tower Shape:
Pyramidal
Tower Daymark:
Brown and White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
6th order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1873
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
candace
Entered Date:
Apr 02, 2018