West Bank Lighthouse
West Bank Lighthouse is a building in Staten Island, New York. West Bank Lighthouse is situated nearby to the islet Swinburne Island, as well as near the neighborhood Sea Gate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Bank Light and Swinburne Island.
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.
Swinburne Island
Islet
Photo: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ), CC BY 2.5.
Swinburne Island is a 4-acre artificial island in Lower New York Bay, east of Staten Island in New York City. It was used for quarantine of immigrants. Swinburne Island is the smaller of two nearby islands, the other being Hoffman Island to the north. Swinburne Island is situated 2 miles north of West Bank Lighthouse.
Romer Shoal Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Berentis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Romer Shoal Light is situated 2½ miles southeast of West Bank Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sea Gate and Midland Beach.
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 3½ miles northeast of West Bank Lighthouse.
Midland Beach
Neighborhood
Photo: Shannon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Midland Beach is a neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City. It lies along the east-central coast of the island, in the area known locally as the "Mid-Island, Staten Island" or the "East Shore". Midland Beach is situated 3½ miles northwest of West Bank Lighthouse.
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 northwest of West Bank Lighthouse.
West Bank Lighthouse
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “West Bank Light”
- Location: Staten Island, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.53795° or 40° 32′ 17″ northLongitude
-74.04296° or 74° 2′ 35″ westOpen location code
87G7GXQ4+5ROpenStreetMap ID
way 713982634OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseGeoNames ID
5143639
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