The United States of America is a federal union of 50 states and a capital district. The northeastern state of New York includes in the southeast the great port and financial center of New York City and Long Island extending to the east of the city; in the west and north it extends to Lakes Erie and Ontario and the lower St. Lawrence River. Rich in waterways, New York is equally rich in lighthouses. This page lists lighthouses and lightships of New York City and the Hudson River in the southeastern corner of the state. There are additional pages for Western New York, for Central and Northern New York, and for Long Island. In New York Harbor the Robbins Reef, Great Beds, and Romer Shoal lights are often considered New York lighthouses but they are actually in New Jersey waters. Navigational aids in lower New York State are operated by the U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York with Aids to Navigation Teams based at Bayonne, New Jersey, and at Saugerties on the Hudson River. However ownership (and sometimes operation) of historic lighthouses has been transferred to local authorities and preservation organizations in many cases. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume J of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. USCG numbers are from Volume I of the USCG Light List.
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New York City Lighthouses
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![]() Princes Bay Light, Staten Island, August 2018 Facebook photo posted by New York Landmarks Conservancy |
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![]() Jeffrey's Hook Light and George Washington Bridge, Manhattan, September 2020; Instagram photo by Trish Mayo |
Hudson River Lighthouses
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![]() Stony Point Light, Stony Point, August 2021 Instagram photo by Debbie Kevern Bronkema |
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Information available on lost lighthouses:
Notable faux lighthouses:
Adjoining pages: North: Central and Northern New York | East: Connecticut | Southeast: Long Island | South: New Jersey
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Checked and revised July 6, 2024. Lighthouses: 30. Lightships: 4. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.