Blackwell Island Light
Blackwell Island Lighthouse is a stone lighthouse built by the government of New York City in 1872. It is within Lighthouse Park at the northern tip of Roosevelt Island in the East River.
- Lighthouse
- …lies at an elevation of 3 feet (1 metre)
- Description: lighthouse in New York, United States
- Also known as“Blackwell Island Lighthouse”“Roosevelt Island Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Carl Schurz Park.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred… Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Blackwell Island Light.
Carl Schurz Park
Park
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Carl Schurz Park is a 14.9-acre public park in the…
Noguchi Museum
Museum
The Noguchi Museum is a museum and sculpture garden… Noguchi Museum is situated 2,300 feet south of Blackwell Island Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Astoria and Upper East Side.
Astoria
Neighborhood
Astoria is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens.
Upper East Side
The Upper East Side of Manhattan is one of the city's wealthiest districts.
Lenox Hill
Neighborhood
Lenox Hill is a neighborhood on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City.
Blackwell Island Light
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Latitude
40.77284° or 40° 46′ 22″ north
Longitude
-73.94018° or 73° 56′ 25″ west
Open location code
87G8Q3F5+4W
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Blackwell Island Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Blackwell Island”
- French: “Phare de Blackwell Island”
- Russian: “Маяк острова Блэквелл”
- Spanish: “Blackwell Island Light”
- Spanish: “Faro de Blackwell Island”
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