Romer Shoal Light
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 south of Ambrose Channel and 2+1⁄2 nautical miles north of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, in the entrance to New York Harbor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Berentis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in New Jersey, United States
- Also known as: “Romer Shoal lighthouse” and “Romer Shoal Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Bank Light.
West Bank Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
West Bank Light, officially West Bank Front Range Light, is a lighthouse in Lower New York Bay, within New York City, and acts as the front range light for the Ambrose Channel. West Bank Light is situated 2½ miles northwest of Romer Shoal Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Hancock and Sea Gate.
Fort Hancock
Hamlet
Photo: Wikijazz, Public domain.
Fort Hancock is a former United States Army fort at Sandy Hook in Middletown Township, New Jersey. The coastal artillery base defended the Atlantic coast and the entrance to New York Harbor, with its first gun batteries operational in 1896. Fort Hancock is situated 3½ miles south of Romer Shoal Light.
Sea Gate
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Sea Gate is a private gated community at the far western end of Coney Island at the southwestern tip of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Located on the portion of the Coney Island peninsula west of West 37th Street, it contains mostly single-family homes, some directly on Gravesend Bay. Sea Gate is situated 4½ miles north of Romer Shoal Light.
Coney Island and Brighton Beach
Photo: David Reilly, CC BY 2.0.
Coney Island and Brighton Beach are in Brooklyn. In addition to those two neighborhoods, this article covers Manhattan Beach, Gravesend, and Sheepshead Bay.
Romer Shoal Light
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Union County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.51302° or 40° 30′ 47″ northLongitude
-74.01352° or 74° 0′ 49″ westOpen location code
87G7GX7P+6HOpenStreetMap ID
node 2576304642OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
5103443Wikidata ID
Q7363153
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In Other Languages
From Estonian to Japanese—“Romer Shoal Light” goes by many names.
- Estonian: “Romer Shoali tuletorn”
- French: “phare de Romer Shoal”
- French: “Phare de Romer Shoal”
- Japanese: “ロマー・ショウル灯台”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Seagate and Coney Island.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as West Bank Lighthouse and LORAN Antenna Tower.
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