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.- Lighthouse
- …is also known as “Old Orchard Shoal Lighthouse”
- Description: lighthouse in New York, United States
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bay Terrace and New Dorp Beach.
Bay Terrace
Neighborhood
Bay Terrace is a neighborhood, centered around the… Bay Terrace is situated 3½ miles northwest of Old Orchard Shoal Light.
New Dorp Beach
Neighborhood
New Dorp Beach is along the shore of the neighborhood… New Dorp Beach is situated 3½ miles north of Old Orchard Shoal Light.
Old Orchard Shoal Light
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Latitude
40.51231° or 40° 30′ 44″ north
Longitude
-74.09868° or 74° 5′ 55″ west
Open location code
87G7GW62+WG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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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”
- 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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