Elm Tree Beacon Light

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. The channel is now marked by Staten Island Light and West Bank Light.

Elm Tree Beacon Light, Rebuilt in 1939

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