Sandy Hook East Beacon (New Jersey)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1849 | F W. W18. | USLHE Light List (US): 136 |
| 1858 | F W. W10. | LHB Light List (US): 160 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 147 | |
| 1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 148 | |
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 149 | |
| 1870 | F W. W11. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 155 |
| 1878-1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 194 | |
| 1886 | F W. W12. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 203 |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 212 | |
| 1893 | F WR. W12, R12. Red sector between W. 7/8 S. and SW. by W 3/4 W. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 287 |
| 1898 | F WR. W12, R12. Red sector between SW. by W 3/4 W. and W. 7/8 S. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 346 |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 360 | |
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 393 | |
| 1908 | F W. W12. Obscured between 356° (N 3/8 W) and 336° (NNW 1/8 W). | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 412 |
| 1915 | F W. W12. Obscured 328°-348°(20°). | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 525 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 541 | |
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 560 | |
| 1927 | F W. W11. F W. W11. Shows vertical beam only. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 610 |
| 1931 | F W. W11. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 682 |
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 803 | |
| 1940 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 797 | |
| 1943 | Fl W 4s. W11. fl 0.4. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1015 |
| 1945-1947 | ||
| 1950-1952 | ||
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1245 | |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 1347 | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1347 | |
| 1963 | Iso W 4s. W11. | |
| 1964-1965 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1350 | |
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1635 | |
| 1969-1972 | Iso W 6s. W11. | |
| 1973-1979 | Iso W 6s. W15. | |
| 1982 | ||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 32480 | |
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 32490 | |
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 35190 | |
| 2004 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1849 | 7 Lamps / 14" Refl. | 35 | N/A | N/A | USLHE Light List (US): 136 |
| 1858 | 5th | N/A | 35 | LHB Light List (US): 160 | |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 147 | ||||
| 1865 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 148 | ||||
| 1866 | |||||
| 1868 | 4th | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 149 | |||
| 1870 | Light on keeper's dwelling. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 155 | |||
| 1878-1879 | 44 | 48 | Light on keeper's dwelling; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 194 | |
| 1886 | 42 | 46 | Red tower, 125 yards S. by E. from the site of the old tower; lantern, black. White dwelling 50 feet to the southward of the tower, and a white dwelling near the fog-signal. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 203 | |
| 1888 | Red tower, 125 yards S. by E. from the site of the old tower; lantern, black. White dwelling to the southward of the tower, and a white dwelling near the fog-signal. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 212 | |||
| 1893 | Brown conical tower; lantern, black. White dwelling 50 feet to southward of tower, and white dwelling near fog signal. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 287 | |||
| 1898 | 44 | Brown conical tower; lantern, black. White dwelling 50 feet to southward of tower. Fog-signal building about 700 feet easterly from tower. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 346 | ||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 360 | ||||
| 1905 | Brown conical tower; lantern, black. White dwelling 50 feet to southward of tower; red-brick fog-signal building about 800 feet easterly from tower. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 393 | |||
| 1908 | Brown, conical tower; black lantern; white dwelling 600 feet W'ly of tower of tower; red-brick fog-signal building about 200 feet E'ly from tower. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 412 | |||
| 1915 | N/A | 47 | Brown, conical tower. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 525 | |
| 1917 | 46 | Brown conical tower. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 541 | ||
| 1920 | Brown pyramidal skeleton tower. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 560 | |||
| 1927 | N/A | 35 | Red skeleton tower, with central column, on white tankhouse; on concrete base. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 610 | |
| 1931 | 375 mm ei | N/A | 35 | Red skeleton tower, white central column, white tank house, concrete base. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 682 |
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 803 | ||||
| 1940 | 375 mm e | 38 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 797 | ||
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1015 | ||||
| 1945-1947 | |||||
| 1950-1952 | |||||
| 1953-1955 | N/A | Red skeleton tower, white central column, small white house, concrete base. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1245 | ||
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 1347 | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1347 | ||||
| 1963 | |||||
| 1964-1965 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1350 | ||||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1635 | ||||
| 1969-1979 | |||||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 32480 | ||||
| 1990-1992 | NB on red skeleton tower, white central column, small white house, concrete base. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 32490 | |||
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 35190 | ||||
| 2004 | NB on skeleton tower. |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
| 1858 | None | None | LHB Light List (US): 160 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 147 | ||
| 1865-1866 | Bell | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 148 | |
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 149 | ||
| 1870 | A steam siren sounding 6 seconds at intervals of 40 seconds. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 155 | |
| 1878 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 194 | ||
| 1879 | A 1st-order steam fog-siren, in duplicate, giving blasts of 6 seconds at intervals of 40 seconds. | ||
| 1886 | 1st-class steam-siren; blasts 6 sec., intervals 40 sec. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 203 | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 212 | ||
| 1893 | 1st-class automatic steam siren; blast 3 sec., silent intervals 17 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 287 | |
| 1898 | 1st-class automatic steam siren; blast 3 sec., silent intervals 27 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 346 | |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 360 | ||
| 1905 | 1st-class, automatic, compressed-air siren; blast 3 sec., silent intervals 27 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 393 | |
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 412 | ||
| 1915 | 1st-cl. air siren: blast 3 sec., silent 27 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 525 | |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 541 | ||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 560 | ||
| 1927 | Bell (1,000-lb.); 1 stroke every 10 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 610 | |
| 1931 | BELL; 1 stroke every 10 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 682 | |
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 803 | ||
| 1940 | BELL, electric; 1 stroke every 10 sec. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 797 | |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1015 | ||
| 1945-1947 | |||
| 1950-1952 | |||
| 1953-1955 | BELL: 1 stroke ev 10s. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1245 | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 1347 | ||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1347 | ||
| 1963 | |||
| 1964-1965 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1350 | ||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1635 | ||
| 1969-1979 | |||
| 1982 | BELL: 1 stroke ev 10s. | ||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 32480 | ||
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 32490 | ||
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 35190 | ||
| 2004 |
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1842 - 1879 (Approximate location: light list coordinates are not very accurate.) |
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1880 - 1907 (Approximate location: light list coordinates are not very accurate.) |
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1908 - Present (Exact location for current modern light.) |