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| Stepping Stones Lighthouse, Kings Point, NY |
*Dates of operation~~ 1877-present
*Building Material~~ Brick and granite on granite base
*Tower~~ 38 feet
*Elevation~~ On 12 foot granite base at sea level
*Markings~~ Natural brick and granite w/ white trim and lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing green
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, (in basement of sound building which is
attached to tower)
*Automated~~ 1967
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U, S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Long Island Sound
*Significant Feature~~ Lighthouse is a virtual twin of the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse,
further to the northwest on the Hudson River, which was built three years earlier.
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=751
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/stepping.htm
An excellent photo perspective of lighthouse and surroundings
http://www.birdsandbeacons.com/Lighthouses/SteppingStonesLight.htm
*Building Material~~ Brick and granite on granite base
*Tower~~ 38 feet
*Elevation~~ On 12 foot granite base at sea level
*Markings~~ Natural brick and granite w/ white trim and lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing green
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, (in basement of sound building which is
attached to tower)
*Automated~~ 1967
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U, S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Long Island Sound
*Significant Feature~~ Lighthouse is a virtual twin of the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse,
further to the northwest on the Hudson River, which was built three years earlier.
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=751
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/stepping.htm
An excellent photo perspective of lighthouse and surroundings
http://www.birdsandbeacons.com/Lighthouses/SteppingStonesLight.htm
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