Staten Island lighthouse sits in the middle of a residential area, making it more difficult to photograph.  The lighthouse is a 90 foot tall, octagonal brick structure.  The surrounding tress add to the difficulty.  The Staten Island lighthouse is actually a rear range light with a 2nd order range lens that projects a fixed beam some 18 nautical miles.  The Staten Island light ranges with the West Bank lighthouse in Raritan Bay marking the center of the Ambrose Channel the main nautical route into New York Harbor.

In 1968, the Staten Island lighthouse was designated as a New York City landmark, which hopefully insures that it will be preserved for future generations.  Hopefully, that will also translate to some new paint atop the lighthouse!

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