Execution Rocks Light, New Rochelle

Name: Execution Rocks Light
Address: New Rochelle, United States

#7 among attractions in New Rochelle

Top attraction, Vernacular architecture, Reportedly haunted, Lighthouse

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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 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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°52'41"N, 73°44'16"W

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New Rochelle United States

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Day trips

Execution Rocks Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hempstead House, Sands Point, Sands Point Light, Manor Park.

2.4 miSE
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Hempstead House, Long Island
61 min walk • Hempstead House, also known as the Gould-Guggenheim Estate or Sands Point Preserve, is a large estate that was built for Howard Gould and completed for Daniel Guggenheim in 1912.
2.1 miSE
Area
Sands Point, Baxter Preserve
53 min walk • Sands Point is a village located at the northernmost tip of the Cow Neck Peninsula in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States.
0.9 miSE
Lighthouse
Sands Point Light, Baxter Preserve
24 min walk • The Sands Point Lighthouse is located in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island, along its northern coast, in the Town of North Hempstead. The fourth lighthouse to be established on Long Island, this 1809 stone tower was built by an American Revolutionary War veteran who stayed on as its first keeper for many years.
2.8 miN
Park
Manor Park, New Rochelle
72 min walk • Manor Park is a park in the village of Larchmont, New York. It consists of about 13 acres of land that lies along the Long Island Sound and Larchmont Harbor. It is well known for its striated rocks, gazebos, scenic views and walking pathways.
1.7 miW
Island
Davids Island, New Rochelle
45 min walk • Davids Island is a 78-acre island off the coast of New Rochelle, New York, in Long Island Sound. Currently uninhabited, it was previously the site of Fort Slocum.
2.5 miW
Island
Glen Island Park, New Rochelle
63 min walk • Glen Island Park is a 105-acre waterfront park, located on Glen Island, on the Long Island Sound, New York.
2.6 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture
Wildcliff, New Rochelle
66 min walk • Wildcliff, also referred to as the Cyrus Lawton House, was a historic residence overlooking Long Island Sound in New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York.
1.2 miNW
Island
Huckleberry Island, New Rochelle
31 min walk • Huckleberry Island is an island in Long Island Sound and part of New Rochelle, New York. It lies approximately three-fourths mile east of Davids' Island.
2.8 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture
Leland Castle, New Rochelle
71 min walk • Leland Castle is a building in New Rochelle, New York. It was constructed during the years in 1855 - 1859 in the Gothic Revival style, and was the country residence of Simeon Leland, a wealthy New York City hotel proprietor.
2.8 miSW
Island
High Island, New York City
72 min walk • High Island is a small, uninhabited, privately-owned island, part of the Pelham Islands in the Bronx, New York City. It lies east of the north end of City Island between City Island Harbor and Pelham Bay in Long Island Sound.
1.3 miW
Island
Pea Island
33 min walk • Pea Island is a small island in Long Island Sound and a part of the city of New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York. It features a rocky, grass-covered terrain, with exposed rocks at low tide.