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 Jersey
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 building 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
More Information
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017
Current tower built in 1883. Ownership was transferred to the Noble Maritime Collection in 2011.