Stuyvesant Light

Lighthouse · Columbia County, New York

Stuyvesant Light is a lighthouse in Columbia County, New York. New York has 84 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

The light characteristic is recorded as F R (a steady light); it guards Hudson River; it was deactivated in 1933.

Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: Ice destroyed the first 1829–30 lighthouse in 1832, killing four of the keeper's family; the later 1868 tower was shut down and destroyed in 1933, leaving only its stone base. It stands at 42.4117° N, 73.7783° W.

Key facts

Light characteristic	F R
Deactivated	1933
Body of water	Hudson River
Coordinates	42.41170, -73.77830

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