Clayton Lighthouse

Clayton displays the characteristic F W. Each lighthouse has a unique flash pattern published in the List of Lights, allowing mariners to positively identify it and distinguish it from other navigation aids in the area.

Clayton Lighthouse assists vessels approaching 5 nearby ports. The closest is CLAYTON at 0.8 NM to the ESE. Other ports served include Clayton (1.7 NM ESE), GORDON MARINE (5.8 NM NNW), ALEXANDRIA BAY (9.1 NM NE), Rockport (10.7 NM NE). Mariners should consult the relevant chart for full approach and pilotage information.

Clayton Lighthouse is currently listed as inactive. It may have been decommissioned, replaced by a different navigation aid, or temporarily taken out of service. Mariners should check the latest Notices to Mariners for current status.

You can track vessels near Clayton Lighthouse in real time using MarineRadar. The platform shows live AIS positions of ships in the area, including vessel name, type, flag, speed, and course.

It is a fixed navigational aid on the coast at Upstate New York, US. Mariners identify it by its light characteristic — the pattern, colour and timing of its flashes — which is unique among the lights in its area, so a bearing on it fixes a vessel’s position without instruments.