West Bank Lighthouse
Iso WR 6s🇺🇸Downstate New York, USOperational
Location & Light Range
About West Bank Lighthouse
Constructed in 1901, the West Bank Light stands 17 meters tall with a focal height of 21 meters. This structure serves as the front range light for the Ambrose Channel in Lower New York Bay. The tower was heightened in 1908. It emits a white and red light. The lighthouse is located within New York City and is currently operational. Its keeper's dwelling was situated on the second story of the tower.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Background
West Bank Light, officially West Bank Front Range Light, is a lighthouse in Lower New York Bay, within New York City, and acts as the front range light for the Ambrose Channel. It is currently active and not open to the public. The tower was built in 1901 and heightened in 1908. Staten Island Light serves as the rear range light.
On May 29, 2007, the Secretary of the Interior identified West Bank Light, offshore in Ambrose Channel–Lower New York Bay, as surplus under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000. The property was described as 55 feet (17 m) tall with two floors, a keeper's dwelling, and located on 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) of underwater area. The keeper's dwelling, located on the second story (about five standard stories above the ground), was 1,500 square feet (140 m2). It could be seen as far as the Riegelmann Boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn, as well as from South Beach, Staten Island.
No group was identified as willing and able to preserve the West Bank Light, and on June 5, 2008, the General Services Administration placed the light up for sale via auction with an initial bid was $10,000. The auction ended on August 27, 2008 at a final bid of $245,000. The sale did not close, and the light was auctioned a second time in September 2010, selling for $195,000 to Sheridan Reilly.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Iso WR 6s
- Flash Type
- Isophase
- Light Color
- WR
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 6s
- Focal Height
- 21m
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1901
- Heritage Status
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
References & Identifiers
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q1581328 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 17m
Location
- City
- Downstate New York
- Country
- 🇺🇸US
- Latitude
- 40.5333°
- Longitude
- -74.0500°
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