Execution Rocks Light
Execution Rocks Light is a lighthouse in the middle of Long Island Sound on the border between New Rochelle and Sands Point, New York. It stands 55 feet (17 m) tall, with a white light flashing every 10 seconds. The granite tower is painted white with a brown band around the middle. It has an attached stone keeper's house which has not been inhabited since the light was automated in 1979.
| Location | West end of Long Island Sound |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°52′41.3″N 73°44′16.3″W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1849 |
| Foundation | Dressed stone/timber |
| Construction | Granite with brick lining |
| Automated | 1979 |
| Height | 60 feet (18 m) |
| Shape | Conical |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | none |
| Racon | "X" (– •• –) |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1850 |
| Focal height | 62 feet (19 m) |
| Lens | Fourth Order Fresnel, 1856 (original), APRB-251 (current) |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing white 10s |
Execution Rocks Light Station | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Nearest city | New Rochelle, New York |
| Architect | Alexander Parris |
| MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000094 |
| Added to NRHP | February 23, 2007 |
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