Type:
Year Established:
1877
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Stepping Stones NY 2009 George Doener.jpeg (459.98 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
George Doerner
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
OUTER EDGE OF REEF/LONG ISLAND SOUND
Latitude:
40° 49.5'
Longitude:
73° 46.5'
City / Town:
KINGS POINT
U.S. State:
New York
Location County:
NASSAU
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1877
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE/CONCRETE PIER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
45.5
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
36
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Tower Daymark:
Red and Black
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1877
Keeper's Quarters Style:
SECOND EMPIRE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
BASEMENT IN PIER
OPTICS
Current Optic:
300 MM
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1877
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017