Execution Rocks Light facts for kids
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 Execution Rocks Light
Location in Long Island
Execution Rocks Light
Location in New York
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| Location | West end of Long Island Sound |
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| Coordinates | 40°52′41.3″N 73°44′16.3″W / 40.878139°N 73.737861°W |
| Year first constructed | 1849 |
| Year first lit | 1850 |
| Automated | 1979 |
| Deactivated | Active |
| Foundation | Dressed stone/timber |
| Construction | Granite with brick lining |
| Tower shape | Conical |
| Height | 60 feet (18 m) |
| Focal height | 62 feet (19 m) |
| Original lens | Fourth Order Fresnel, 1856 |
| Current lens | APRB-251 |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing white 10s |
| Fog signal | none |
| Racon | "X" (– •• –) |
| Admiralty number | J0916 |
| ARLHS number | USA-277 |
| USCG number | 1-21440 |
Execution Rocks Light is a lighthouse in the middle of Long Island Sound on the border between New Rochelle and Sands Point, New York. It stands 55 feet (17 m) tall, with a white light flashing every 10 seconds. The granite tower is painted white with a brown band around the middle. It has an attached stone keeper's house which has not been inhabited since the light was automated in 1979.
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