Coney Island Light

Lighthouse in Brooklyn, New York

Lighthouse

Coney Island Light

Seen in 2008

Location| Sea Gate, Brooklyn, New York City
Coordinates| 40°34′36″N 74°00′42″W﻿ / ﻿40.57667°N 74.01167°W﻿ / 40.57667; -74.01167
Tower
Constructed| 1890
Foundation| Steel pile
Construction| Steel
Automated| 1989
Height| 23 m (75 ft)
Shape| Square
Markings| Skeletal white tower with black trim
Light
First lit| 1920
Focal height| 75 feet (23 m)
Lens| Fourth Order fresnel lens
Range| 16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi)
Characteristic| Flashing Red 5 seconds

Coney Island Light (also Nortons Point Light) is a lighthouse located in Sea Gate, on the west end of Coney Island, Brooklyn, in New York City, east of New York Harbor's main channel.[1]

The lighthouse was first established in 1890. The current tower was first lit in 1920 and is still operational. It was automated in 1989. The foundation material is steel pile and the lighthouse is made out of steel. It is a skeletal white tower with black trim. The original lens was a fourth order Fresnel lens put up in 1890. The most recent resident keeper was Frank Schubert (1915–2003), who was among the last civilian lighthouse keepers in the United States. Schubert worked for the United States Coast Guard since 1939, serving at Coney Island since 1960.

The Long Island chapter of Sons of the American Revolution has published a history of the light.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
2. ^ Coney Island Lighthouse Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine Paumanok Alarm, Long Island Chapter Newsletter, Sept 2007

## External links

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* Media related to Coney Island Light at Wikimedia Commons
* Coney Island Light on the World List of Lights
* Coney Island Lighthouse web site
* "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
* Coney Island Lighthouse Friends
* Coney Island July 2012

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Coney Island

Brooklyn, New York City

Parks|

* Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park
* Luna Park

| Former|

* Astroland (1962–2008)
* Dreamland (1904–11)
* Dreamland (2009)
* Luna Park (1903–44)
* Sea Lion Park (1895–1903)
* Steeplechase Park (1897–1964)

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Roller coasters|

* Circus Coaster
* Cyclone
* Soarin' Eagle
* Sea Serpent Family Coaster
* Steeplechase
* The Tickler
* Thunderbolt (built 2014)
* Phoenix
* Starflyer

Other rides|

* B&B Carousell
* Ghost Hole
* Spook-a-Rama
* The Whip
* Wonder Wheel

Other attractions|

* Ford Amphitheater
* Maimonides Park
* New York Aquarium
* Quester I
* Riegelmann Boardwalk

Defunct|

| Roller coasters|

* Cannon Coaster
* Drop the Dip
* Flip Flap Railway
* Loop the Loop
* Rough Riders
* Switchback Railway
* Thunderbolt (1925–1982)
* Tornado

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Other rides|

* A Trip to the Moon
* Dante's Inferno
* Parachute Jump
* Witching Waves

Other attractions|

* Childs Restaurants
* Surf Avenue
* Boardwalk
* Coney Island Velodrome
* Elephantine Colossus
* Shoot the Freak
* Shore Theater

Community|

* Abraham Lincoln High School
* Coney Island Creek Park
* Coney Island Light
* Coney Island Fire Station Pumping Station
* Gargiulo's Italian Restaurant
* Half Moon Hotel
* Jewish Center of Brighton Beach
* Kaiser Park
* Nathan's
* Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies
* Shore Theater Hotel
* Totonno's
* Trump Village

Organizations|

* Coney Island History Project
* Coney Island USA
* Coney Island Beautification Project

Neighborhoods|

* Brighton Beach
* Manhattan Beach
* Sea Gate

Subway stations|

* Brighton Beach
* Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
* Neptune Avenue
* Ocean Parkway
* West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium

Cultural impact|

* Coney Island in popular culture
* Coney Island Mermaid Parade
* Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
* Steeplechase Face

See also: Brooklyn Community Board 13

Authority control databases: Geographic |

* ARLHS
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* Admiralty: J1106
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