Galloo Island Light
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Location | Lake Ontario |
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Year first constructed | 1820 |
Year first lit | 1867 (current tower) |
Automated | 1963 |
Foundation | Dressed stone/timber |
Construction | Gray limestone w/ brick lining |
Tower shape | Conical |
Markings / pattern | Natural |
Height | 55 feet (17 m) |
Focal height | 58 feet (18 m) |
Original lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
Current lens | 7.5-inch (190 mm) |
Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
Characteristic | Flashing white, 6s |
Fog signal | none |
ARLHS number | USA-314 [1] |
USCG number | 7-2000 |
Galloo Island Light
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Nearest city | Sackets Harbor, New York |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Built | 1866 |
MPS | U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR |
NRHP Reference # | 83001682[4] |
Added to NRHP | August 04, 1983 |
Galloo Island Light is located on Galloo Island in Lake Ontario near Sacketts Harbor, New York. Most of the island and light tower is private property, with an easement for the Coast Guard for the light in the tower. There is a small Coast Guard Station on the island.[5]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
References
- ↑ ARLHS World List of Lights
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