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Lighthouse in Queens, New York Lighthouse
Whitestone Point Light
Whitestone Point Post Light, 1915
LocationWhitesone Point, Southerly side of East River, New York
Coordinates40°48′06″N 73°49′10″W / 40.80167°N 73.81944°W / 40.80167; -73.81944
Tower
ConstructionSteel
Height20 feet (6.1 m)
ShapeSquare pyramidal frame tower on piers; lower part, white; upper, wood-color (1889); black skeleton tower (post-1915)
Fog signalBell struck by machinery a double blow every 30 seconds
Light
First lit1889
DeactivatedActive
Focal height56 feet (17 m)
LensLens lantern
Range3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi)
CharacteristicFixed white

Whitestone Point Light is located in Whitestone, Queens.

References

  1. ARLHS World List of Lights
  2. Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
Lighthouses of New York
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