Throgs Neck

Type:
Year Established:
1827
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Throgs Neck NY 2002 Mike & Carol McKinney.jpg
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File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2002
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
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LOCATION

Location:
Western End Long Island Sound
Latitude:
40° 48.3'
Longitude:
73° 47.5'
City / Town:
BRONX
U.S. State:
New York
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Throgs Neck
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1934
Disposition:
House Remains, Tower Does Not
Year Tower Established:
1906 Skeleton Tower
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
69
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
35
Tower Shape:
Conical
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1884
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors later FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Comments:

Historical Information:

  • 1827: Original wooden lighthouse established. It was torn down during the construction of the fort.
  • 1835: A new wooden tower replaced the original lighthouse in 1835. It remained in service until 1890.
  • 1890: Replaced by a skeletal tower.
  • 1896: An oil house was built.
  • 1906: Skeletal tower replaced with a 35-foot red brick tower. It's location was 700 feet southwest of the old light.
  • 1934: Light discontinued and replaced by a small skeleton tower surmounted with a small signal lamp.
Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018