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| Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse, Barker, NY |
*Dates of operation~~ 1876-1959, 1998-present
*Building Material~~ Limestone
*Tower~~ 61 feet
*Elevation~~ 16 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Natural limestone w/ red, black & white lantern
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (attached), sound building, barn, 2 oil houses,
pump house, outhouse, workshop shed, cement dock
*Automated~~ 1998
*Original Lens~~ Third Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Low output plastic optic
*Open to Public?~~ Yes (as part of Golden Hill State Park)
*Current Owner~~ State of New York/ Niagara Frontier Region
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Ontario
*Significant Feature~~ The name of the lighthouse refers to the distance it is located from
the mouth of the Niagara River.
LINKS
Rudy and Alice's lighthouse info and history
http://www.rudyalicelighthouse.net/OntLts/ThirtyMi/ThirtyMi.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/absecon.htm
Cyberlights' lighthouse page including photos and amateur video of lighthouse
http://www.cyberlights.com/lh/ny/thirtymile.htm
Friends of Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse's web page
http://members.aol.com/JimMonomoy/private/tmplhome.htm
Albany Channel 9's video on the lighthouse ghosts
http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/living/travel/?ArID=195891
*Building Material~~ Limestone
*Tower~~ 61 feet
*Elevation~~ 16 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Natural limestone w/ red, black & white lantern
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (attached), sound building, barn, 2 oil houses,
pump house, outhouse, workshop shed, cement dock
*Automated~~ 1998
*Original Lens~~ Third Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Low output plastic optic
*Open to Public?~~ Yes (as part of Golden Hill State Park)
*Current Owner~~ State of New York/ Niagara Frontier Region
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Ontario
*Significant Feature~~ The name of the lighthouse refers to the distance it is located from
the mouth of the Niagara River.
LINKS
Rudy and Alice's lighthouse info and history
http://www.rudyalicelighthouse.net/OntLts/ThirtyMi/ThirtyMi.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/absecon.htm
Cyberlights' lighthouse page including photos and amateur video of lighthouse
http://www.cyberlights.com/lh/ny/thirtymile.htm
Friends of Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse's web page
http://members.aol.com/JimMonomoy/private/tmplhome.htm
Albany Channel 9's video on the lighthouse ghosts
http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/living/travel/?ArID=195891
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