WayfarrowElm Tree Beacon Light
Lighthouse · Richmond County, New York
Elm Tree Beacon Light is a lighthouse in Richmond County, New York. New York has 84 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 8 of them in Richmond County.
It was built in 1939, in the interwar years, making it the 53rd oldest of the 56 in New York with a recorded construction date; the light characteristic is recorded as F W - visible on Range line only; it was deactivated in 1964.
Status check, 2026-11: A 1939 concrete tower replaced the 1856 wooden tower and was shut off in 1964. Height is null because USCG, Lighthouse Friends and Lighthouse Digest say 65 ft while other sources say 59 ft. The tower is part of the National Register-listed Miller Army Air Field Historic District (NPS). It stands at 40.5639° N, 74.0953° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | F W - visible on Range line only |
| Deactivated | 1964 |
| Coordinates | 40.56390, -74.09530 |
Nearby places
- New Dorp Lightlighthouse · Richmond County · 1.7 mi
- Staten Island Lightlighthouse · Richmond County · 2.6 mi
- West Bank Lightlighthouse · Richmond County · 3.3 mi
- Old Orchard Shoal Lightlighthouse · Richmond County · 3.6 mi
- Fort Wadsworth Lightlighthouse · Richmond County · 3.6 mi
- Fort Tompkins Lightlighthouse · Richmond County · 3.6 mi
- Coney Island Lightlighthouse · Kings County · 4.5 mi
- Romer Shoal Lightlighthouse · Monmouth County · 5.6 mi
- Robbins Reef Lightlighthouse · Hudson County · 6.7 mi
- Princes Bay Lightlighthouse · Richmond County · 7.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lightlighthouse · Monmouth County · 8.6 mi
- Waackaack Rear Range Lightlighthouse · Monmouth County · 8.6 mi
Questions
Where is Elm Tree Beacon Light?
Elm Tree Beacon Light is in Richmond County, New York, at 40.5639, -74.0953.
How many lighthouses are in Richmond County?
Richmond County, New York has 8 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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