Staten Island Range Light

Staten Island Rear Range

Location	New York City
Coordinates	40°34′33.8″N 74°08′28.5″W / 40.576056°N 74.141250°W / 40.576056; -74.141250Coordinates: 40°34′33.8″N 74°08′28.5″W / 40.576056°N 74.141250°W / 40.576056; -74.141250
Year first lit	1912
Foundation	Grey limestone
Construction	Yellow Brick
Tower shape	Octagonal
Markings / pattern	Natural
Height	90 feet (27 m)
Focal height	231 feet (70 m)
Original lens	Second Order Fresnel lens
Range	18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	Fixed White (F W) (lit 24 hours, visible only on range)
Admiralty number	J1082
ARLHS number	USA-809
USCG number	1-34795
Staten Island Light
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	S side of Edinboro Rd., bet. 402 and 426, Richmond County, New York
Area	less than one acre
MPS	Light Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP Reference #	05001340
Added to NRHP	November 30, 2005
Heritage	place listed on the National Register of Historic Places, New York City Landmark
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The Staten Island Range Light, also known as the Ambrose Channel Range Light, is the rear range light companion to the West Bank Lighthouse. The 90-foot tower sits more than five miles northwest of the West Bank Lighthouse, on Staten Island’s Richmond Hill (Lighthouse Hill), 141 feet above sea level. It shows a fixed white light that can be seen for 18 miles (on range only).

It was designated a New York City Landmark in 1968 and remains a valuable aid to navigation for ships entering the Ambrose Channel in Lower New York Bay. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.