[4][5] Built in 1912, the 90-foot tower sits more than five miles northwest of the West Bank Lighthouse, on Staten Island’s Richmond Hill (Lighthouse Hill), 141 feet above sea level.

It shows a fixed white light that can be seen for 18 miles, by all vessels bound to New York and New Jersey Ports coming in from the Atlantic Ocean (on range only).

[6] The original hardware, including the second magnitude Fresnel lens and glass reflector, remain in place.

Many lighthouses have transitioned to LED systems, but this legacy equipment remains in use at this light.

[7] It was designated a New York City Landmark in 1968 and remains a valuable aid to navigation for ships entering the Ambrose Channel in Lower New York Bay.