Romer Shoal Light

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Romer Shoal Light
File:Romer Shoal Light Station.jpg
Romer Shoal Light is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Romer Shoal Light
Location South of Ambrose Channel, New York Harbor
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Year first constructed 1838
Year first lit 1898 (current tower)
Automated 1966
Foundation Concrete / cast iron caisson
Construction Cast iron
Tower shape Frustum of a cone -- sparkplug
Markings / pattern White bottom, red top including lantern
Height 54 feet (16 m)
Focal height 54 feet (16 m)
Original lens Fourth-order Fresnel lens
Current lens 7.5 inches (190 mm)
Range 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic Flashing white twice 15 s
Fog signal Horn: 2 every 30 s
Admiralty number J1090
ARLHS number USA-701
USCG number 1-35070

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Romer Shoal Light Station
Nearest city Highlands, New Jersey
Area less than one acre
Built 1898
Architect U.S. Lighthouse Board
MPS Light Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP Reference # 06001304 [4]
NJRHP # 3713[5]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 24, 2007
Designated NJRHP August 16, 2006

Romer Shoal Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Lower New York Bay, on the north edge of the Swash Channel, about Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). south of Ambrose Channel and Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). north of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, in the entrance to New York Harbor.[6] It is in New Jersey, very close to the border with New York.[7]

The shoal was named for the pilot boat William J. Romer which sank there in 1863.[3] The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as Romer Shoal Light Station.[4]

The Light was badly damaged during Hurricane Sandy. The non-profit that has taken over stewardship of the Light is working with FEMA and private donors to save this national landmark.

References

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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  6. ↑ NOAA Chart #12327 New York Harbor 1/40,000 2006
  7. ↑ USGS quadrangle for cited location


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