Coney Island Light
Coney Island Light (also Nortons Point Light) is a lighthouse located in Sea Gate, on the west end of Coney Island, Brooklyn, in New York City, east of New York Harbor's main channel.[1]
 Seen in 2008 | |
| Location | Sea Gate, Brooklyn, New York City |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°34′36″N 74°00′42″W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1890 |
| Foundation | Steel pile |
| Construction | Steel |
| Automated | 1989 |
| Height | 23 m (75 ft)  |
| Shape | Square |
| Markings | Skeletal white tower with black trim |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1920 |
| Focal height | 75 feet (23 m) |
| Lens | Fourth Order fresnel lens |
| Range | 16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing Red 5 seconds |
The lighthouse was first established in 1890. The current tower was first lit in 1920 and is still operational. It was automated in 1989. The foundation material is steel pile and the lighthouse is made out of steel. It is a skeletal white tower with black trim. The original lens was a fourth order Fresnel lens put up in 1890. The most recent resident keeper was Frank Schubert (1915–2003). Schubert was the last civilian lighthouse keeper in the United States. He worked for the United States Coast Guard since 1939, serving at Coney Island since 1960.
The Long Island chapter of Sons of the American Revolution has published a history of the light.[2]
References
- Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
- Coney Island Lighthouse Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine Paumanok Alarm, Long Island Chapter Newsletter, Sept 2007
External links
Media related to Coney Island Light at Wikimedia Commons- Coney Island Light on the World List of Lights
- Coney Island Lighthouse web site
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- Coney Island Lighthouse Friends
- Coney Island July 2012
