North Brother Island Light
North Brother Island Light was a lighthouse located on North Brother Island in the East River in New York City. The lighthouse was at the southern tip of the island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in New York, United States
- Also known as: “North Brother Island Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Randalls Island and Barretto Point Park.
Randalls Island
Island
Photo: Chevy111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Randalls Island and Wards Island are conjoined islands, collectively called Randalls and Wards Island, in New York City. Part of the borough of Manhattan, it is separated from Manhattan Island by the Harlem River, from Queens by the East River and Hell Gate, and from the Bronx by the Bronx Kill.
Barretto Point Park
Park
Photo: Deansfa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barretto Point Park is a waterfront public park on the East River located in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, United States. Its namesake is Francis J. Barretto, a 19th-century merchant and State Assemblyman who lived in the area.
East 143rd Street–St. Mary’s Street station
Metro station
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street station is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of East 143rd Street and Southern Boulevard in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx, it is served by the 6 train at all times. East 143rd Street–St. Mary’s Street station is situated 4,000 feet northwest of North Brother Island Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Morris and Hunts Point.
Port Morris
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Port Morris is a neighborhood geographically located in the southwest corner of the Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1.
Hunts Point
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Hunts Point is a neighborhood located on a peninsula in the South Bronx of New York City. It is the location of one of the largest food distribution facilities in the world, the Hunts Point Cooperative Market.
Mott Haven
Neighborhood
Photo: Amolina196, Public domain.
Mott Haven is a primarily residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is generally bounded by East 149th Street to the north, the Bruckner Expressway to the east and south, and the Harlem River to the west, although these boundaries are not precise.
North Brother Island Light
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bronx, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.79929° or 40° 47′ 58″ northLongitude
-73.89956° or 73° 53′ 58″ westLevels
3Open location code
87G8Q4X2+P5OpenStreetMap ID
way 884554859OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
“North Brother Island Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de North Brother Island”
- French: “Phare de North Brother Island”
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