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Rich in waterways, New York is equally rich in lighthouses. This page lists lists lighthouses and lightships of New York's Atlantic coast, Long Island Sound, New York Harbor, and the Hudson River. Lighthouses of Lake Champlain, the St. Lawrence River, Lakes Ontario and Erie, and the New York State Canal system are listed on the Upstate page. In New York Harbor, the Robbins Reef, Great Beds, and Romer Shoal lights, though listed by the National Maritime Inventory under New York and often considered New York lighthouses, are actually in New Jersey waters. In Long Island Sound, the Latimer Reef Light is listed here, since careful study of nautical charts shows it is not in Connecticut, where it is often listed. Lightships WLV-87 Ambrose, WLV-112 Nantucket, and WLV-115 Frying Pan are all berthed in New York City. In addition, the lightship WLV-75 St. Clair was recently rediscovered in New York, where it had been stripped down and used for many years as a lighter barge. There was a report the ship is being restored, but its location is unknown. Although there is no state preservation society, there are many regional and local preservation groups. Lighthouse preservation efforts are particularly strong on Long Island and along the Hudson. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume J of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. USCG numbers are from Volume I of the USCG Light List. |
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![]() Horton Point Light, September 2004 Creative Commons photo copyright Jeff Hartge |
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![]() LV 112 at Oyster Bay, August 2009 photo copyright Michael Boucher; used by permission |
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![]() Coney Island Light, January 2008 Creative Commons photo by Angelo D. Bonsignore |
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Information available on lost lighthouses:
Notable faux lighthouses:
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Checked and revised April 26, 2007. Checked and revised March 30, 2009. Lighthouses: 43. Lightships: 5. Site copyright 2009 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.