Prince's Bay Light, New York City

#1493 among attractions in New York City

Top attraction, Lighthouse

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The Prince's Bay Light is an active lighthouse on the highest point of the southern shoreline of Staten Island, New York, in the Pleasant Plains neighborhood. It is situated on an 85-foot bluff overlooking Raritan Bay with an attached brownstone cottage which served as the lightkeeper's house. The bluffs are part of the southern terminal moraine formed by the Wisconsin Glacier which receded 10,000 years ago. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°30'28"N, 74°12'48"W

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South Shore (Pleasant Plains)New York City United States

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Prince's Bay Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Conference House, Proprietary House, Simpson United Methodist Church, Victory Bridge.

2.1 miW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Conference House, New York City
54 min walk • Conference House is a stone house in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City built by Captain Christopher Billopp some time before 1680. It is located in Conference House Park near Ward's Point, the southernmost tip of New York State on Staten Island, which became known as "Billop's Point" in the 18th century.
2.9 miW
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Proprietary House, Perth Amboy
76 min walk • Proprietary House in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States, is the only proprietary governor's mansion of the original Thirteen Colonies still standing. Overseen by architect and builder John Edward Pryor, construction began in 1762 and was completed in 1764.
2.7 miW
Church
Simpson United Methodist Church, Perth Amboy
69 min walk • Simpson United Methodist Church is a historic church at High and Jefferson Streets in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1866 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 6, 1979.
4.1 miW
Bridge
Victory Bridge, Perth Amboy
105 min walk • The Victory Bridge is a highway bridge in the U.S. state of New Jersey that carries Route 35 over the Raritan River, connecting the Middlesex County communities of Perth Amboy on the north and Sayreville to the south.
1.9 miNW
Bridge
Outerbridge Crossing, New York City
49 min walk • The Outerbridge Crossing, also known as the Outerbridge, is a cantilever bridge that spans the Arthur Kill between Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and Staten Island, New York.
2.7 miW
City hall
Perth Amboy City Hall, Perth Amboy
70 min walk • City Hall in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, is a historic building built in the early 18th century, listed on New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places.
3 miW
Library
Perth Amboy Public Library, Perth Amboy
77 min walk • The Perth Amboy Public Library is the free public library in the city of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, located at 196 Jefferson Street.
4.1 miNW
Harbor
Port Reading, Woodbridge
104 min walk • Port Reading is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 3,728.
2.8 miW
Museum, History museum
Kearny Cottage, Perth Amboy
71 min walk • The Kearny Cottage is a historic home in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is open to the public as a historic house museum and is operated by Kearny Cottage Historical Society.
1.6 miW
Church
Church of Our Lady Help of Christians, New York City
41 min walk • The Church of Our Lady Help of Christians is a parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City. The church was established in 1890 as a mission of St. Joseph's Church and became an independent parish in 1898.
1.6 miW
Neighbourhood
Tottenville, New York City
40 min walk • Tottenville is a neighborhood on the South Shore of Staten Island, New York City. It is the southernmost settlement in both New York City and New York State.