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.- 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 Shingleside.
Colonel Patrick O’Rorke Memorial Bridge
Bridge
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.
Shingleside
House
Shingleside is a historic home in Rochester in Monroe County, New York. It was constructed in 1898–1899 and is an L-shaped, 2+1⁄2-story, wood-framed, wood-shingled, gambrel-roofed house. Shingleside is situated 4,000 feet north of Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse.
Our Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church Complex
Church
Our Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church Complex is a historic former Roman Catholic church complex located at Greece in Monroe County, New York. The complex consists of the Romanesue Revival style brick church and the adjacent community cemetery. Our Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church Complex is situated 2½ miles west of Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlotte and Irondequoit.
Charlotte
Neighborhood
Charlotte is a neighborhood in Rochester, in the U.S. state of New York, located along the western bank of the mouth of the Genesee River along the southern shore of Lake Ontario. It is the home of the Port of Rochester and Charlotte High School.
Irondequoit
Town
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
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Latitude
43.25274° or 43° 15′ 10″ north
Longitude
-77.61062° or 77° 36′ 38″ west
Inception
1822
Operator
U.S. Coast Guard
Open location code
87M4793Q+3Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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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
Highlights include Keeper’s House and U.S. Coast Guard Auxillary Rochester.
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