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| Chapel Hill Range Rear Lighthouse, Leonardo, NJ |
*Dates of operation~~ 1856-1957
*Building Material~~ Wood
*Tower~~ 31 feet
*Elevation~~ 224 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ Beige
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower)
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ Second Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Privately owned
*Waterway Location~~ Sandy Hook Bay at entrance to New York Harbor
*Significant Feature~~ Worked in tandem with Conover (front range) Beacon to mark the
main channel into Sandy Hook Bay.
LINKS
New Jersey Lighthouse Society's lighthouse info and history
http://www.njlhs.org/njlight/Chapel.html
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/chapel.htm
New Jersey Lighthouse Society, old postcard
http://www.njlhs.org/postcards/pcchapelhill.htm
*Building Material~~ Wood
*Tower~~ 31 feet
*Elevation~~ 224 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ Beige
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower)
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ Second Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Privately owned
*Waterway Location~~ Sandy Hook Bay at entrance to New York Harbor
*Significant Feature~~ Worked in tandem with Conover (front range) Beacon to mark the
main channel into Sandy Hook Bay.
LINKS
New Jersey Lighthouse Society's lighthouse info and history
http://www.njlhs.org/njlight/Chapel.html
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/chapel.htm
New Jersey Lighthouse Society, old postcard
http://www.njlhs.org/postcards/pcchapelhill.htm
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