SUNKEN ROCK

Year Established:
1848
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
BUSH ISLAND/ST. LAWRENCE RIVER
Latitude:
44° 20'44"
Longitude:
75° 54'57"
City / Town:
ALEXANDRIA BAY
U.S. State:
New York
Location County:
JEFFERSON
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. SUNKEN ROCK
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1848
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON
Tower Foundation:
STONE ON REEF
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
27.75 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
24.25 FT
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1848

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
SIXTH ORDER FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER FRESNEL
Private Aid:
Yes
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017