Staten Island Range Lighthouse
418 Edinboro Rd, Staten Island, NY 10306, USA
Name and Location
The Staten Island Range Lighthouse, officially known as "Staten Island Light," is an active aid to navigation marking the channel approaches to New York Harbor. It is located on Lighthouse Hill in the Richmond County borough of Staten Island, NY 10306, USA.
2. Construction and History
The current tower dates from the early 20th century, replacing an earlier structure that had been in use since the 19th century. The lighthouse has guided vessels since its establishment.
3. Architecture and Materials
The Staten Island Range Lighthouse is a masonry lighthouse tower with a conical/octagonal shape typical of early 20th-century U.S. lighthouses. Its height above base is approximately 100 ft (30.7 m). The construction materials are likely brick and cast-iron lantern house.
4. Light and Navigation
The Staten Island Range Lighthouse is an active range light with unknown focal plane, range, and characteristic. It is maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard and is listed on NOAA chart 12342 covering New York Harbor entrance.
5. Accessibility and Visiting
The lighthouse is located on private-use property, and visitors can only access it from public roadway along Edinboro Road. There is no official visitor center, museum, or guided tours on premises. Nearby parking is available along Edinboro Road, with walkable vantage points on local streets.
6. Notable Views and Landscape
The lighthouse offers panoramic views over leafy neighborhoods toward New York Harbor and the Verrazzano Narrows. The immediate environs are mature hardwoods, suburban dwellings; short trails to nearby high points of Lighthouse Hill are available.
7. Anecdotes and Folklore
Local lore recalls lightkeepers maintaining gardens and hosting neighborhood children on summer evenings. No major shipwrecks are directly attributed to a failure of this light station.
8. Technical and Operational Details
The lighthouse was originally staffed by keepers but was automated in the mid-20th century. There is no on-site keeper's quarters remain in active use; exterior grounds are maintained by the Coast Guard.
9. Further Information
- Please refer to "Encyclopedia of Great Lighthouses" and Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staten_Island_Light
Details
| Name | Staten Island Range Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| City | Lighthouse Hill |
| Country | Usa |
| Coordinates | 40.5760724, -74.1412476 |
| Stories | local lore recalls lightkeepers maintaining gardens and hosting neighborhood children on summer evenings [Unverified anecdote] |
| Architectural style | utilitarian late-Victorian/early-20th-century government design |
| Construction material | "likely brick and cast-iron lantern house" |
| Tower height | 30.7 |
| Access description | exterior view from public roadway only |
| Accessible | false |
| Landscape type | wooded residential neighborhood overlooking Upper New York Bay |
| View description | panoramic views over leafy neighborhoods toward New York Harbor and the Verrazzano Narrows |
| Guided tours | false |
| Nearby attractions | ["Upper New York Bay","Verrazzano Narrows"] |
| Light characteristic | "* Details marked “not documented” were not found in the source data and require consultation of U.S. Coast Guard light lists or NOAA Coast Pilot volumes for precise characteristics." |
| Light range | "* Details marked “not documented” were not found in the source data and require consultation of U.S. Coast Guard light lists or NOAA Coast Pilot volumes for precise characteristics." |
| Automated | true |