Elm Tree Beacon Light

Elm Tree Beacon Light served as the front range with New Dorp Light as the rear to mark Swash Channel.^[1] The channel is now marked by Staten Island Light and West Bank Light.

Elm Tree Beacon Light, Rebuilt in 1939

Elm Tree Beacon Light

Elm Tree Beacon Lighthouse
Location	Staten Island / Lower New York Bay
Coordinates	40°33′50″N 74°5′43″W
Tower
Constructed	1856
Foundation	Brick
Construction	1856: Wood, 1939: Concrete
Height	59 feet (18 m)
Shape	Square Cylindrical
Markings	1856: painted in bands, two white and one red, red roof on lantern, 1939: Natural
Light
First lit	1856
Deactivated	1964
Characteristic	Fixed White - visible on Range line only