Coney Island Lighthouse

Coney Island Light is a lighthouse located in , on the west end of , , in , east of 's main channel.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in New York, United States
  • Also known as: “Coney Island (Nortons Point) Light”, “Coney Island Light”, “Norton’s Point Lighthouse”, and “Nortons Point Light”
  • Address: 4705 Beach 47th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coney Island Creek Park and Kaiser Park.

Park
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is a public park on the northwestern coast of in , . It abuts , , and and is across from Calvert Vaux Park and Six Diamonds Park. is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Coney Island Lighthouse.

Park
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is a public park on the northwestern coast of in , . It abuts , , and and is across from Calvert Vaux Park and Six Diamonds Park. is situated 1 mile east of Coney Island Lighthouse.

Carousel
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The is a defunct amusement ride and a landmark in the New York City borough of , along the Riegelmann Boardwalk at . is situated 1½ miles east of Coney Island Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sea Gate and Coney Island and Brighton Beach.

Neighborhood
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is a private gated community at the far western end of at the southwestern tip of the borough of . Located on the portion of the Coney Island peninsula west of West 37th Street, it contains mostly single-family homes, some directly on .

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are in . In addition to those two neighborhoods, this article covers Manhattan Beach, Gravesend, and Sheepshead Bay.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the borough of , located at the southwestern edge of the borough on . The neighborhood borders and to the northeast across 86th Street; to the northwest across 14th Avenue; and to the east across Stillwell Avenue.

Coney Island Lighthouse

Latitude
40.57661° or 40° 34′ 36″ north
Longitude
-74.01176° or 74° 0′ 42″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Inception
1890
Height
75 feet (23 metres)
Operator
U.S. Coast Guard
Open location code
87G7HXGQ+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1185754230
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
5113488
Wiki­data ID
Q5159602
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Japanese—“Coney Island Lighthouse” goes by many names.

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