Sodus Outer Light
Wood Tower | |
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Location | Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario, New York |
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Coordinates | 43°16′38.3″N 76°58′26.4″W / 43.277306°N 76.974000°WCoordinates: 43°16′38.3″N 76°58′26.4″W / 43.277306°N 76.974000°W |
Year first constructed | 1858 |
Year first lit | 1938 (current tower) |
Automated | Yes |
Construction | Cast iron |
Tower shape | Square pyramidal towner |
Markings / pattern | Brown below, White above |
Height | 49 feet (15 m) |
Focal height | 51 feet (16 m) |
Original lens | Fourth Order Fresnel lens |
Range | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
Characteristic | Isophase White, 6s |
Fog signal | none |
ARLHS number | USA-765 |
USCG number | [3] |
Sodus Outer Light is a lighthouse at the end of the western of the two piers defining the channel from Lake Ontario into Sodus Bay, New York. The light was first established in 1858. In 1938, the wood tower was replaced with the current cast iron structure.
References
- ↑ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 25.
- ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-09). "Lighthouses of the United States: Upstate New York". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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