Rockland County Lighthouses Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Rockland County Lighthouses Lighthouse
This skeletal steel tower, standing 15 meters tall, was built in 1923 on a square concrete base. The tower itself is painted black, contrasting with the white base and central column. The light emits a single white flash every 6 seconds from a focal height of 15 meters, with a geographic range of 11.9 nautical miles. The current structure replaced an earlier sparkplug lighthouse that was removed due to foundation failure. It is situated mid-river in the Town of Clarkstown, guiding vessels through a broad reach of the Hudson River opposite Scarborough.
Why it matters: The light is essential for navigating a wide section of the Hudson River where it emerges from the Catskill Mountains.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 15m
- Geographic Range
- 11.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1923
- First Lit
- 1894
Significant events: Replacement of sparkplug lighthouse due to foundation failure
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Yonkers(12.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J1138.25
- USCG No.
- 1-37775
- ARLHS No.
- USA-1217
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- black
- Material
- steel
Structure: A 15m skeletal tower with a central column, rising from a square concrete base. The skeletal tower is painted black, while the base and central column are white.
Location
- City
- Town of Clarkstown
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- New York
- Sea Region
- A broad reach of the Hudson River as it emerges from the Catskill Mountains, located mid-river opposite Scarborough.
- Latitude
- 41.1473°
- Longitude
- -73.9047°
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