Type:
Year Established:
1842
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1885
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
North Point Of Sandy Hook / New York Bay Entrance
Latitude:
40° 28.23'
Longitude:
74° 0.09'
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1842
Tower Construction Material:
Cast Iron
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
44 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
42 feet
Tower Shape:
Conical
Tower Daymark:
Black
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1842
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Wood Frame
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
Fourth Order, Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1867
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
Tower moved in 1921 and became Jeffries Hook Lighthouse.