East Charity Shoal Light
East Charity Shoal Light
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| Location | Lake Ontario, approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) SW of entrance to Saint Lawrence River off Tibbetts Point Light |
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| Coordinates | 44°2′12″N 76°28′54″W / 44.03667°N 76.48167°WCoordinates: 44°2′12″N 76°28′54″W / 44.03667°N 76.48167°W |
| Year first constructed | 1877 (in Ohio) 1935 (in New York) |
| Year first lit | 1877 (in Ohio) 1935 (in New York) |
| Foundation | Concrete |
| Construction | Cast iron |
| Tower shape | Frustum of an octagon |
| Markings / pattern | White with black lantern |
| Height | 16 feet (4.9 m) |
| Focal height | 52 feet (16 m) |
| Original lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 9 miles (14 km) |
| Characteristic | Flashing red 4s (Fl R 4s) |
| Fog signal | None |
| ARLHS number | USA-970 |
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7-1760 |
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East Charity Shoal Light
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| Location | Lake Ontario |
| Area | Less than one acre |
| Built | 1935 |
| Architectural style | Lighthouse |
| MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 08000231 |
| Added to NRHP | March 27, 2008 |
| Heritage | place listed on the National Register of Historic Places 
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East Charity Shoal Light is an offshore lighthouse located near the Saint Lawrence River's entrance in northeastern Lake Ontario, due south of the city of Kingston, Ontario and approximately five miles (8 km) southwest of Wolfe Island. It is on the southeast rim of a 3,300-foot-diameter (1,000 m) submerged circular depression known as Charity Shoal Crater that may be the remnants of a meteorite impact.
The lighthouse is located in Jefferson County, New York, near the Canada–United States border.
The tower originally served Vermilion Light Station in Ohio from 1877 to 1929, and was installed at its current New York location in 1935. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in March 2008. East Charity Shoal Light has been privately owned since 2009, however easements are in place to maintain the light's function as a navigational aid.
East Charity Shoal Light sits upon a reinforced concrete pier, 50 feet (15 m) long on each side, that rises approximately 18 feet (5.5 m) above Lake Ontario. The pier is built on a wooden crib foundation with protective riprap. The tower includes a single-story concrete deckhouse that is 11 feet (3.4 m) tall and 20 feet (6.1 m) in diameter. Above the deckhouse rises a three-story cast iron white tower, topped with a lantern and lantern gallery that is painted black. The light's interior includes a basement and five stories. The total height of the pier and tower is 56 feet (17 m). The automated beacon is powered by a solar array, sits at a focal height of 52 feet (16 m), and is visible for nine miles (14 km).
East Charity Shoal Light is not open to the public, but it is visible from Tibbetts Point Light on a clear day.
The tower was constructed from recast obsolescent cannon after the Battle of Fort Sumter in the American Civil War. It originally served Vermilion Light Station in Ohio from 1877 to 1929, but was removed after it was damaged in an ice storm. A replica of the tower was installed at Vermilion in 1991.
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