Stony Point Light

Stony Point Light is a lighthouse in Rockland County, New York. New York has 84 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

It was built in 1826, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 4th oldest of the 56 in New York with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 30 feet tall (35th tallest of 38 measured in New York); its light sits 177 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4s (a white flash every 4 seconds); it guards Hudson River; it was deactivated in 1925; the structure is built of stone.

Status check, 2026-11: This is the oldest lighthouse on the Hudson River. The octagonal stone tower is the original 1826 structure, decommissioned in 1925 and now part of Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site. Stony Point Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.2414° N, 73.9722° W.

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