Whitestone Point Light

Lighthouse in Queens, New York
Lighthouse
40°48′06″N 73°49′10″W / 40.80167°N 73.81944°W / 40.80167; -73.81944TowerConstructionSteelHeight20 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 secondsLightFirst lit1889DeactivatedActiveFocal height56 feet (17 m)LensLens lanternRange3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi)CharacteristicFixed white

Whitestone Point Light is located in Whitestone, Queens.[1][2]

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.
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