WayfarrowSouth Buffalo North Side Light
Lighthouse · Erie County, New York
South Buffalo North Side Light is a lighthouse in Erie County, New York. New York has 84 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 6 of them in Erie County.
It was built in 1903, in the early 20th century, making it the 43rd oldest of the 56 in New York with a recorded construction date.
Status check, 2026-11: This 1903 'bottle light' was taken out of service in the 1980s and moved from Buffalo Harbor to the grounds of Dunkirk Lighthouse, so the record's coordinates are out of date. South Buffalo North Side Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 42.8353° N, 78.8675° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1903 |
|---|---|
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 42.83528, -78.86750 |
Nearby places
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Lightlighthouse · Erie County · 0.1 mi
- Buffalo Harbor North and South entrance Lightslighthouse · Erie County · 0.1 mi
- Buffalo Main Lightlighthouse · Erie County · 3.1 mi
- Buffalo North Breakwater East End Lightlighthouse · Erie County · 3.1 mi
- Buffalo North Breakwater South End Lightlighthouse · Erie County · 3.4 mi
- Deonundagaghost town · Erie County · 5.4 mi
- Pavementghost town · Erie County · 13.7 mi
- Gaskosadaghost town · Erie County · 22.8 mi
- Fort Niagara Lightlighthouse · Niagara County · 31.1 mi
- Dunkirk Lightlighthouse · Chautauqua County · 34.2 mi
- Olcott Lightlighthouse · Niagara County · 35.7 mi
- Thirty Mile Point Lightlighthouse · Niagara County · 42 mi
Questions
Where is South Buffalo North Side Light?
South Buffalo North Side Light is in Erie County, New York, at 42.8353, -78.8675.
How many lighthouses are in Erie County?
Erie County, New York has 6 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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- National Register of Historic Places — National Register of Historic Places record (public-domain)
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