Stuyvesant Light
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Location | Stuyvesant, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°24′42″N 73°46′42″W / 42.41167°N 73.77833°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1829 |
Foundation | Granite pier |
Construction | Square tower in sw angle of dwelling |
Height | 32 feet (9.8 m) |
Markings | Red |
Fog signal | none |
Light | |
First lit | 1868 |
Deactivated | 1933 |
Focal height | 42 feet (13 m) |
Lens | Sixth Order Fresnel lens |
Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
Characteristic | Fixed Red |
Stuyvesant Light was also known as Kinderhook Light.[1][2]
In 1835, the lightkeeper was John Carroll, born in New York and paid $300 for the year.
References
[edit]- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Downstate New York". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.