Location: | Staten Island / Lower New York Bay |
Coordinates: | 40.5639°N -74.0953°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1856 |
Yearlit: | 1856 |
Yeardeactivated: | 1964 |
Foundation: | Brick |
Construction: | 1856: Wood, 1939: Concrete |
Shape: | Square Cylindrical |
Marking: | 1856: painted in bands, two white and one red, red roof on lantern, 1939: Natural |
Characteristic: | Fixed White - visible on Range line only |
Elm Tree Beacon Light served as the front range with New Dorp Light as the rear to mark Swash Channel.[1] The channel is now marked by Staten Island Light and West Bank Light.