Thirty Mile Point

Year Established:
1876
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2004
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
LAKE ONTARIO
Latitude:
43° 22'30"
Longitude:
78° 29'12"
City / Town:
BARKER
U.S. State:
New York
Location County:
NIAGARA
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. Thirty Mile Point
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1959-1998
Year Tower Established:
1876
Tower Construction Material:
LIMESTONE
Tower Foundation:
LIMESTONE BLOCK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
71.5 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
53.5 FT
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1935
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
YELLOW BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1876
Keeper's Quarters Style:
ATTACHED
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
LIMESTONE
Other Structures:
BARN, 2 OIL HOUSES, PUMP HOUSE, PRIVY, WORKSHOP SHED, CEMENT DOCK

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1876
Private Aid:
Yes
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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