Type:
Year Established:
1839
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Robbins Reef NY REE.jpg (2.9 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
WEST SIDE MAIN CHANNEL/UPPER NEW YORK BAY
Latitude:
40° 39.4'
Longitude:
74° 4'
City / Town:
BAYONNE
U.S. State:
New York
Location County:
HUDSON
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Noble Maritime Collection
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1883
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON W/ BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
56
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
46
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Tower Daymark:
Brown and White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1920
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
METAL
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Other Structures:
FOG SIGNAL BLDG, ATTACHED TO THE SIDE OF THE TOWER, WAS CONSTRUCTED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE GALLERY IN THE 1920S.
OPTICS
Current Optic:
GREEN 300 MM
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors later FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017
Current tower built in 1883. Ownership was transferred to the Noble Maritime Collection in 2011.