Romer Shoal Light
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| Location | South of Ambrose Channel, New York Harbor |
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| Year first constructed | 1838 |
| Year first lit | 1898 (current tower) |
| Automated | 1966 |
| Foundation | Concrete / cast iron caisson |
| Construction | Cast iron |
| Tower shape | Frustum of a cone -- sparkplug |
| Markings / pattern | White bottom, red top including lantern |
| Height | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Focal height | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Original lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Current lens | 190 mm |
| Range | 15 nm |
| Characteristic | Flashing white twice 15 s |
| Fog signal | Horn: 2 every 30 s |
| Admiralty number | J1090 |
| ARLHS number | USA-701 |
| USCG number | 1-35070 |
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Romer Shoal Light Station
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| Nearest city: | Highlands Borough, New Jersey |
| Coordinates: | 40°30′46.823″N 74°0′48.672″W / 40.51300639°N 74.01352000°WCoordinates: 40°30′46.823″N 74°0′48.672″W / 40.51300639°N 74.01352000°W |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Built: | 1898 |
| Architect: | U.S. Lighthouse Board |
| Governing body: | U.S. Coast Guard |
| MPS: | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP Reference#: |
06001304 [4] |
| NJRHP #: | 3713[5] |
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| Added to NRHP: | January 24, 2007 |
| Designated NJRHP: | August 16, 2006 |
Romer Shoal Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Lower New York Bay, on the north edge of the Swash Channel, about ¾ nm south of Ambrose Channel and 2½ nm north of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, in the entrance to New York Harbor.[6] It is in New Jersey, very close to the border with New York. [7]
The shoal was named for the pilot boat William J. Romer which sank there in 1863.[3] The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as Romer Shoal Light Station.[4]
References
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New Jersey". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 204.
- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: New Jersey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County". NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. March 1, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
- ^ NOAA Chart #12327 New York Harbor 1/40,000 2006
- ^ USGS quadrangle for cited location
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