WayfarrowDanskammer Point Light
Lighthouse · Orange County, New York
Danskammer Point Light is a lighthouse in Orange County, New York. New York has 84 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Orange County.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1885 lighthouse was later torn down and replaced by a steel skeleton tower in 1925. There's no beacon at the site today, which is now the Danskammer Generating Station. It stands at 41.5728° N, 73.9647° W.
Nearby places
- Fishkill Landingghost town · Dutchess County · 3.7 mi
- Dicktownghost town · Putnam County · 11.9 mi
- West Point Lightlighthouse · Orange County · 12.3 mi
- Trapps Mountain Hamlet Historic Districtghost town · Ulster County · 17 mi
- Perrine's Bridgecovered bridge · Ulster County · 17.6 mi
- Doodletownghost town · Rockland County · 19 mi
- Esopus Meadows Lightlighthouse · Ulster County · 20.5 mi
- Doanesburghghost town · Putnam County · 22.2 mi
- Stony Point Lightlighthouse · Rockland County · 22.9 mi
- Huntersvilleghost town · Westchester County · 24.1 mi
- Rondout Lightlighthouse · Ulster County · 24.1 mi
- Bull's Bridgecovered bridge · Northwest Hills County · 24.6 mi
Questions
Where is Danskammer Point Light?
Danskammer Point Light is in Orange County, New York, at 41.5728, -73.9647.
How many lighthouses are in Orange County?
Orange County, New York has 2 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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