Type:
Year Established:
1880
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1999
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Tinicum Island
Latitude:
39° 50.51'
Longitude:
75° 15.11'
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1880
Tower Construction Material:
Steel
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
31 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
17 feet
Tower Shape:
Square
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
5th order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1880
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
More Information
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
Original tower made of wood later steel frame.