Ambrose Light Tower
Address:
Ambrose Channel
New York Harbor
Category: Lighthouses
Active aid to navigation
Location: Ambrose Light marks Ambrose Channel, the chief entry to the ports of New York Harbor.
Built: 1967
Description: From 1908 and 1967, three lightships served the Ambrose Channel; one is a floating exhibit at South Street Seaport Museum. The lightship was replaced by a Texas-style tower, which was later damaged in a collision with an oil tanker. since 1999, a solar-powered tower featuring fog signal, radio and radar beacons and weather station has marked the harbor entrance.
