Elm Tree Beacon Light
Elm Tree Beacon Lighthouse
LocationStaten Island / Lower New York Bay
Coordinates40°33′50″N 74°5′43″W / 40.56389°N 74.09528°W / 40.56389; -74.09528
Tower
Constructed1856
FoundationBrick
Construction1856: Wood, 1939: Concrete
Height59 feet (18 m)
ShapeSquare Cylindrical
Markings1856: painted in bands, two white and one red, red roof on lantern, 1939: Natural
Light
First lit1856
Deactivated1964
CharacteristicFixed White - visible on Range line only

Elm Tree Beacon Light served as the front range with New Dorp Light as the rear to mark Swash Channel.[1] The channel is now marked by Staten Island Light and West Bank Light.

Elm Tree Beacon Light, Rebuilt in 1939

References

  • Lighthouse Friends site
  • "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.


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