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| Location | South of Ambrose Channel, New York Harbor |
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| Coordinates | 40°30′46.823″N 74°0′48.672″W / 40.51300639°N 74.01352000°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1838  |
| Foundation | Concrete / cast iron caisson |
| Construction | Cast iron |
| Automated | 1966 |
| Height | 54 feet (16 m) |
| Shape | Frustum of a cone -- sparkplug |
| Markings | White bottom, red top including lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | Horn: 2 every 30 s |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1898 (current tower) |
| Focal height | 54 feet (16 m) |
| Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens (original), 7.5 inches (190 mm) (current) |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing white twice 15 s |
Romer Shoal Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Highlands, New Jersey |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1898 |
| Architect | U.S. Lighthouse Board |
| MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 06001304[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 3713[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 24, 2007 |
| Designated NJRHP | August 16, 2006 |
Romer Shoal Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Lower New York Bay, on the north edge of the Swash Channel, about 3⁄4 nautical mile (1.4 km; 0.86 mi) south of Ambrose Channel and 2+1⁄2 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) north of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, in the entrance to New York Harbor.[3][4][5][6] It is in New Jersey, very close to the border with New York.[7] Named as Romer Shoal Light Station, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 2007, for its significance in architecture, engineering, transportation, and maritime history.[8]
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#06001304)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. July 15, 2022. p. 6.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New Jersey". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 204.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: New Jersey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ NOAA Chart #12327 New York Harbor 1/40,000 2006
- ^ USGS quadrangle for cited location
- ^ Koski-Karell, Daniel (August 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Romer Shoal Light Station". National Park Service. With accompanying 7 photos