West Bank Lighthouse
Address:
Lower New York Bay
View from Coney Island or South Beach
Category: Lighthouses
Active aid to navigation.
Location: Five miles south of the Verrazano Bridge.
Built: 1901
Owner: US Coast Guard
Description: A brown conical tower at the juncture of the Ambrose Channel. It is the tallest of the offshore lights at 70 feet and shows a fixed white light. The beacon was converted to solar power in 1998.
