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See all on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbins_Reef_LightThe Robbins Reef Light Station is a sparkplug lighthouse located off Constable Hook in Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, along the west side of Main Channel, Upper New York Bay. The tower and integral keepers quarters were built in 1883. It replaced an octagonal granite tower built in 1839. The … See more
The light is located on a small ridge of sand named Robyn's Rift by the Dutch settlers of the area. The reef is now called Robbins Reef. It is situated near the entrance to the Kill van Kull, a strait connecting See more
The name derives from the New Netherland era of the 17th century. In Dutch rob or robyn means seal, groups of which would sometimes lie on the reef at low tide. The … See more
In 2011, ownership was transferred to the Noble Maritime Collection based at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island, through the terms of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. Recently museum volunteers have been restoring the lighthouse, with the … See more
• Noble Maritime Collection virtual tour of Robbins Reef Light Station
• Robbins Reef Data for station ID 8530973, Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System NOAA.
• Robbins Reef Light in NPS. See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license6 historic lighthouses in Upstate New York - newyorkupstate
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The reef is situated near the entrance to Kill van Kull (Kill is Dutch for water channel), a three-mile-long waterway linking Upper New York Bay to Newark Bay, home of the busiest port in the eastern United States. Robbins Reef …
Robbins Reef Lighthouse, New Jersey (with Map & Photos)
https://www.tourcounsel.com/2021/06/robbins-reef-lighthouse.htmlRobbins Reef Lighthouse - a beacon to a spark plug, located close to Constable Hook in Bayonne, District Hudson, New Jersey, United States, along the west side of Main Canal, …
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Robbins Reef Lighthouse. The Noble Maritime Collection is the proud steward of Robbins Reef Lighthouse. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Robbins Reef is of historical significance to Staten Island and New York …
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Coney Island Lighthouse. Coney Island has seen many flashy and amusing fads come and go over its long history, and its name conjures up images of crowded beaches, cotton candy, and roller coasters. Probably few in those crowds ever …
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Jun 14, 2015 · The Kill van Kull is a tidal strait between Staten Island, New York and Bayonne, New Jersey that connects Upper New York Bay with Newark Bay. Marking the eastern end of the Kill is the Robbins Reef Lighthouse. Dutch …
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79 rows · List of lighthouses in New York (state) This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of New York as identified by the United States Coast Guard . "Historic Light Station …
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Sep 23, 2012 · Southeast of West Bank Light and north of the tip of Sandy Hook is 54-foot tall Romer Shoal Light, raised in 1898. The lighthouse, and the shoals in Lower Bay, were named for Colonel Wolfgang William Romer, a British military …
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The colony of New York took action in 1764 to improve access to New York Harbor, already a busy and dangerous shipping area. It conducted a lottery and raised funds to build Sandy Hook …
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