| Staten Island Rear Range | |
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| Location: | |
| Coordinates | 40°34′33.8″N 74°08′28.5″W / 40.576056°N 74.14125°WCoordinates: 40°34′33.8″N 74°08′28.5″W / 40.576056°N 74.14125°W[1] |
| Year first lit: | 1912 |
| Foundation: | Grey limestone |
| Construction: | Yellow Brick |
| Tower shape: | Octagonal |
| Markings/Pattern: | Natural |
| Height: | 90 ft (27 m) |
| Focal Height: | 231 ft (70 m) |
| Original lens: | Second Order Fresnel lens |
| Range: | 18nm |
| Admiralty number: | J1082 |
| ARLHS number: | USA-809 [2] |
| USCG number: | 1-34795 [3] |
The Staten Island Range Light (also known as the Ambrose Channel Range Light), serves as the rear range light companion to the West Bank Lighthouse[4]. The 90-foot tower is located on Staten Island’s Richmond Hill (Lighthouse Hill) at a point that is 141 feet above sea level and over five miles northwest of the West Bank Lighthouse. It shows a fixed white light that can be seen for 18 miles (on range only)[5].
It was designated a New York City Landmark in 1968 and remains a valuable aid to navigation for all ships entering the Ambrose Channel in Lower New York Bay[5].
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   | Lighthouse Friends site (photo) - Staten Island Range Lighthouse, New York at Lighthousefriends.com |
| | Coast Guard list of assets - U.S. Coast Guard Historic Lighthouse Index |
| | National Park Service's Maritime Heritage Program's Inventory of NY Historic Light Stations - Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New York Lighthouses |
| | ARLHS World List of Lights - Staten Island Range Rear Light - ARLHS USA-809 |
| | National Park Service's Maritime Heritage Program's Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Lighthouses to Visit |
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