Romer Shoal Light

Oct. 8, 2019
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Romer Shoal Light, north of Sandy Hook, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Sparkplug style lighthouse built in 1898.

ROMER SHOAL LIGHT

SWASH CHANNEL/NEW YORK LOWER BAY
Station Established: 1838
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1898
Operational? YES
Automated? YES 1966
Deactivated: n/a
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE/CAST IRON CAISSON
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Tower Shape: CONICAL
Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/RED BAND MIDWAY
Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL
Original Lens: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1898