Managing Organization: Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse Society
Website: http://njlhs.burlco.org/trrlhs.htm
Contact Address Information: P.O. Box 176 Paulsboro New Jersey,
08066,
United States
Notes: The Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse Society has a lease agreement with the Coast Guard to manage the lighthouse. The Coast Guard still maintains the active optic. The lantern in this lighthouse has only one pane of glass; the light shines in one direction only. Tower Height: 83 Height of Focal Plane: 112 Characteristic and Range: Fixed red. Description of Tower: Hexagonal, pyramidal skeletal tower with central cylinder.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1880 Date Present Tower Built: 1880 Date Automated: 1967 Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Occasionally. Directions: This lighthouse is between Second and Third Streets in Billingsport, north of Paulsboro. The tower is open to the public on some summer and fall weekends. Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse!
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