Alternate Name(s):
Waackaack Range Front
Type:
Year Established:
1856
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Point Comfort NJ NA 26-LG-14-14-ac.jpg (2.26 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Point Comfort
Latitude:
40° 26.53'
Longitude:
74° 07.18'
City / Town:
KEANSBURG
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1856
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
43 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
40 feet
Tower Shape:
SQUARE ON DWELLING ROOF
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1856
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
In 1941 a steel skeletal frame tower replaced the original wooden building and was located next to the old building.
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
Range lens
Year Original Lens Installed:
1856
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
SERVED AS FRONT RANGE LIGHT WITH WAACKAACK BEACON AS REAR RANGE. THE METAL TOWER IS STILL IN EXISTENCE AND IS NOW CALLED THE CONOVER LIGHTHOUSE.