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°WCoordinates: 40°30′46.823″N 74°0′48.672″W / 40.51300639°N 74.01352000°W
Tower
Constructed	1838
Foundation	Concrete / cast iron caisson
Construction	Cast iron
Height	54 feet (16 m)
Shape	Frustum of a cone -- sparkplug
Markings	White bottom, red top including lantern
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Fog signal	Horn: 2 every 30 s
Light
First lit	1898 (current tower)
Automated	1966
Focal height	54 feet (16 m)
Lens	Fourth-order Fresnel lens (original), 7.5 inches (190 mm) (current)
Range	15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	Flashing white twice 15 s
	Romer Shoal Light Station
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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 No.	06001304
NJRHP No.	3713
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.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[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.^[5] The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as Romer Shoal Light Station.^[1]

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

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 1, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New Jersey". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: New Jersey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ NOAA Chart #12327 New York Harbor 1/40,000 2006
^ USGS quadrangle for cited location

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[NJRHP-2] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 1, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2011.

[cghist-3] "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New Jersey". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

[cgll-4] 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.

[rowlett-5] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: New Jersey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

[6] NOAA Chart #12327 New York Harbor 1/40,000 2006

[7] USGS quadrangle for cited location

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