Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse
The Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse is an 1822 stone octagonal lighthouse in the Charlotte neighborhood in northern Rochester, New York, United States. The 40 ft tower is located on Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Genesee River.Photo: LtPowers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse in New York, United States
- Also known as: “Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse” and “Genesee Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colonel Patrick O’Rorke Memorial Bridge and Charlotte High School.
Colonel Patrick O’Rorke Memorial Bridge
Bridge
Photo: dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Colonel Patrick O'Rorke Memorial Bridge is a bascule bridge in New York, United States, that connects the Rochester neighborhood of Charlotte to the town of Irondequoit. Colonel Patrick O’Rorke Memorial Bridge is situated 1,600 feet south of Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse.
Charlotte High School
School
Photo: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Charlotte High School was a public high school in Rochester, operated by the Rochester City School District. The school is named for Charlotte, formerly an incorporated village in the Town of Greece and now a neighborhood in the city of Rochester. Charlotte High School is situated 3,500 feet southwest of Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse.
Riverside Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Evilarry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riverside Cemetery in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, was founded in 1892 to serve the growing population in the northern part of the city. Riverside Cemetery is situated 2½ miles south of Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irondequoit and Maplewood Historic District.
Irondequoit
Town
Photo: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Irondequoit is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the coterminous town-CDP had a population of 51,043. Irondequoit is a suburb of the city of Rochester, lying just north and east of the city limits. Irondequoit is situated 3 miles southeast of Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse.
Maplewood Historic District
Neighborhood
The Maplewood Historic District is located in Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The district is distinguished as having landscape designs, including Maplewood Park, originally laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted. Maplewood Historic District is situated 4½ miles south of Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse.
Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Rochester, Rochester and Suburbs, Finger Lakes, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.25274° or 43° 15′ 10″ northLongitude
-77.61062° or 77° 36′ 38″ westInception
1822Operator
U.S. Coast GuardOpen location code
87M4793Q+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 543434158OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5086268
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Charlotte-Genesee”
- French: “Phare de Charlotte-Genesee”
- Japanese: “シャーロット＝ジェネシー・ライトハウス”
- Japanese: “シャーロット＝ジェネシー灯台”
- Russian: “Маяк Шарлотт — Дженеси”
Notable Places Nearby
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