WayfarrowPoint Aux Roches Light
Lighthouse · Clinton County, New York
Point Aux Roches Light is a lighthouse in Clinton County, New York. New York has 84 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Clinton County.
It was built in 1858, in the Civil War era, making it the 12th oldest of the 56 in New York with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 50 feet tall (16th tallest of 38 measured in New York); it guards Lake Champlain; it was deactivated in 1989; the structure is built of stone.
Status check, 2026-11: Octagonal blue limestone tower, now a private residence; it was declared obsolete in 1989, and the light was moved to a buoy on La Roche Reef. It stands at 44.7994° N, 73.3606° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1858 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 50 ft |
| Deactivated | 1989 |
| Body of water | Lake Champlain |
| Material | stone |
| Coordinates | 44.79940, -73.36060 |
Nearby places
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- Bluff Point Lightlighthouse · Clinton County · 12.7 mi
- Windmill Point Lightlighthouse · Grand Isle County · 12.7 mi
- Salmon Riverghost town · Clinton County · 12.8 mi
- Maple Street Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Franklin County · 19.6 mi
- Browns River Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chittenden County · 21.6 mi
- Burlington Breakwater North Lightlighthouse · Chittenden County · 23 mi
- Catlinsburgghost town · Chittenden County · 23.6 mi
- Burlington Breakwater South Lightlighthouse · Chittenden County · 23.7 mi
- Juniper Island Lightlighthouse · Chittenden County · 24.5 mi
Questions
Where is Point Aux Roches Light?
Point Aux Roches Light is in Clinton County, New York, at 44.7994, -73.3606.
How many lighthouses are in Clinton County?
Clinton County, New York has 3 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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