Whitestone Point Light
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Whitestone Point Post Light, 1915
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| Location | Whitesone Point, Southerly side of East River, New York |
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| Year first lit | 1889 |
| Deactivated | Active |
| Construction | Steel |
| Tower shape | Square pyramidal frame tower on piers; lower part, white; upper, wood-color (1889); black skeleton tower (post-1915) |
| Height | 20 feet (6.1 m) |
| Focal height | 56 feet (17 m) |
| Original lens | Lens lantern |
| Range | 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fixed white |
| Fog signal | Bell struck by machinery a double blow every 30 seconds |
| ARLHS number | USA-889 [1] |
| USCG number | 1-27215 [2] |
Whitestone Point Light is located in Whitestone, Queens.
References
- ↑ ARLHS World List of Lights
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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