Throgs Neck Lighthouse
Throgs Neck Lighthouse in 1890
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| Location | Throgs Neck in New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′16″N 73°47′26″W / 40.80444°N 73.79056°WCoordinates: 40°48′16″N 73°47′26″W / 40.80444°N 73.79056°W |
| Year first constructed | 1827 |
| Year first lit | 1906 |
| Deactivated | 1934 |
| Tower shape | Square pyramidal |
| Markings / pattern | White |
| Original lens | 1890: Fifth Order Fresnel lens, 1906: Fourth Order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | Fixed White |
| Fog signal | Bell every 15 seconds |
| ARLHS number | USA-846 |
| USCG number | 1-21520 |
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Throgs Neck Lighthouse in the Bronx, New York, United States was a wooden lighthouse that was replaced by an iron skeletal tower that is still there. The lighthouse protects ships in the Long Island Sound from running up against the rocks
The lighthouse is located on the northeasterly side of Fort Schuyler, southeasterly end of Throgs Neck and on the northerly side of the entrance from Long Island Sound into the East River.
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