Romer Shoal Light

Romer Shoal Light
Location South of Ambrose Channel, New York Harbor
Coordinates 40°30′46.823″N 74°0′48.672″W / 40.51300639°N 74.01352000°W / 40.51300639; -74.01352000Coordinates: 40°30′46.823″N 74°0′48.672″W / 40.51300639°N 74.01352000°W / 40.51300639; -74.01352000
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 [1] [2] [3]

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 3⁄4 nautical mile (1.4 km; 0.86 mi) south of Ambrose Channel and 2 1⁄2 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) 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

  1. ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New Jersey". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
  2. ↑ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 204.
  3. 1 2 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: New Jersey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  4. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  5. ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 1, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  6. ↑ NOAA Chart #12327 New York Harbor 1/40,000 2006
  7. ↑ USGS quadrangle for cited location


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