Great Beds Light facts for kids
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 Great Beds Light
Location in Middlesex County, New Jersey
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| Location | Raritan Bay, South Amboy, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°29′12″N 74°15′12″W / 40.48667°N 74.25333°W |
| Year first constructed | 1880 |
| Year first lit | 1880 |
| Automated | 1945 |
| Foundation | Caisson |
| Construction | Cast iron |
| Tower shape | White conical tower on black conical pier with black lantern |
| Height | 61 feet (19 m) |
| Original lens | Fourth order Fresnel 1880 |
| Range | 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing red, 6 s |
Great Beds Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Raritan Bay in South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Over the years the lighthouse has become the symbol for the city of South Amboy. It was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Perth Amboy waterfront with view to lighthouse
Lighthouses of Raritan Bay
- Chapel Hill Rear Range Light, Sandy Hook Bay (deactivated 1957)
- Conover Beacon, Leonardo
- Navesink Twin Lights, Highlands
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse, Sandy Hook
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