Alternate Name(s):
Ambrose Channel Rear Range
Type:
Year Established:
1909
Existing:
Yes
Download:
Staten Island Rear Range NY 1996 TAT.jpeg (349.23 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1996
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
RICHMOND HILL/STATEN ISLAND
Latitude:
40° 34.33'
Longitude:
74° 08.28'
City / Town:
RICHMONDTOWN
U.S. State:
New York
Location County:
RICHMOND
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1912
Tower Construction Material:
YELLOW BRICK
Tower Foundation:
GREY LIMESTONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
231 Feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
90 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
OPTICS
Current Optic:
SECOND ORDER
Original Optic Type:
SECOND ORDER RANGE
Year Original Lens Installed:
1909
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017