Whitestone Point Light

Whitestone Point Light

Whitestone Point Post Light, 1915
Location	Whitesone Point, Southerly side of East River, New York
Coordinates	40°48′06″N73°49′10″W / 40.80167°N 73.81944°W / 40.80167; -73.81944
Tower
Construction	Steel
Height	20 feet (6.1 m)
Shape	Square pyramidal frame tower on piers; lower part, white; upper, wood-color (1889); black skeleton tower (post-1915)
Fog signal	Bell struck by machinery a double blow every 30 seconds
Light
First lit	1889
Deactivated	Active
Focal height	56 feet (17 m)
Lens	Lens lantern
Range	3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi)
Characteristic	Fixed white

Whitestone Point Light is located in Whitestone, Queens. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ARLHS World List of Lights
2. Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.