Old Orchard Shoal Light
Old Orchard Shoal Light was a sparkplug lighthouse in Lower New York Bay marking a large shoal area. It was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in New York, United States
- Also known as: “Old Orchard Shoal light” and “Old Orchard Shoal Lighthouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bay Terrace and New Dorp Beach.
Bay Terrace
Neighborhood
Bay Terrace is a neighborhood, centered around the street of the same name, on the East Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City. Bay Terrace is situated 3½ miles northwest of Old Orchard Shoal Light.
New Dorp Beach
Neighborhood
Photo: Fiveoceandrive, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Dorp Beach is along the shore of the neighborhood of New Dorp, on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City. It is between Midland Beach and Oakwood Beach. New Dorp Beach is situated 3½ miles north of Old Orchard Shoal Light.
Oakwood
Neighborhood
Oakwood is a neighborhood located in east central Staten Island, New York City, near the South Shore. It is bordered by Tysens Lane; the Atlantic Ocean; Great Kills Park; Kensico Street, and Clarke Avenue. Oakwood is situated 3½ miles north of Old Orchard Shoal Light.
Old Orchard Shoal Light
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Staten Island, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.51231° or 40° 30′ 44″ northLongitude
-74.09868° or 74° 5′ 55″ westOpen location code
87G7GW62+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 2576304646OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
5129730Wikidata ID
Q983738
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Old Orchard Shoal Light” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Old Orchard Shoal Light”
- French: “phare d’Old Orchard Shoal”
- French: “Phare d’Old Orchard Shoal”
- German: “Old Orchard Shoal Light”
- Japanese: “オールド・オーチャード・ショウル灯台”
- Russian: “Маяк Олд-Орчард-Шол”
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