Crown Point Light
The Crown Point Light on Lake Champlain is a former lighthouse at Crown Point, New York, that now exists as a memorial to the exploration of the lake by Samuel de Champlain.Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in New York, United States
- Also known as: “Crown Point Light House”, “Crown Point lighthouse”, “Crown Point Lighthouse”, and “The Champlain Memorial Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Saint-Frédéric and Lake Champlain Bridge.
Fort Saint-Frédéric
Fort
Photo: Petersent, Public domain.
Fort Saint-Frédéric was a French fort built on Lake Champlain to secure the region against British colonization and control the lake. It was located in modern New York State across the lake from modern Vermont at the town of Crown Point, New York. Fort Saint-Frédéric is situated 1,200 feet west of Crown Point Light.
Lake Champlain Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lake Champlain Bridge is a vehicular bridge traversing Lake Champlain between Crown Point, New York and Chimney Point, Vermont. It replaced an older bridge that was demolished in 2009. Lake Champlain Bridge is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Crown Point Light.
Crown Point State Historic Site
Park
Crown Point State Historic Site is the site of a former military stronghold at the south end of the wider part of Lake Champlain. The location is in Essex County, New York, United States. Crown Point State Historic Site is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Crown Point Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chimney Point and Port Henry.
Chimney Point
Hamlet
Photo: Zeph77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chimney Point is a peninsula in the town of Addison, Vermont, which juts into Lake Champlain forming a narrows. It is one of the earliest settled and most strategic sites in the Champlain Valley.
Port Henry
Village
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Henry is a hamlet in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,194 at the 2010 census. Port Henry lies on the eastern side of the town of Moriah and is approximately one hour's drive south of Plattsburgh. Port Henry is situated 2½ miles northwest of Crown Point Light.
Moriah
Village
Photo: Enesse Bhé, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moriah is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. Lying within the Adirondack Park, it is situated in the eastern part of the county, 47 miles by road south-southwest of Burlington, Vermont, 55 miles south of Plattsburgh, 115 miles north of Albany, and 116 miles south of Montreal, Quebec. Moriah is situated 4½ miles west of Crown Point Light.
Crown Point Light
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Town of Crown Point, Essex, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.02986° or 44° 1′ 48″ northLongitude
-73.42155° or 73° 25′ 18″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
87P82HHH+W9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1113653902OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Crown Point Light” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Crown Point Light”
- Estonian: “Crown Pointi tuletorn”
- French: “phare de Crown Point”
- French: “Phare de Crown Point”
- German: “Champlain Memorial Lighthouse”
- German: “Crown Point Light”
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