Conover Beacon, Range lighthouse in Leonardo, Middletown Township, United States.
The metal tower with a red band on white stands 45 feet tall, marking the Chapel Hill Channel from Sandy Hook Bay to Leonardo.
The original hexagonal wooden tower from 1856 operated until 1941, when it was replaced by the current skeletal structure with a central shaft.
Named after Rulif Conover, who sold the beachfront property for the construction of the first navigation light and keeper's dwelling in 1856.
The lighthouse guides vessels through the connection between Ambrose Channel and Sandy Hook Channel leading into Raritan Bay near New Jersey's coast.
Black screens were installed on both sides of the tower to increase visibility against snow, later changed to white screens with diagonal black crosses.
Location: New Jersey
GPS coordinates: 40.42130,-74.05560
Latest update: March 16, 2025 03:06
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