Built in 1826. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
“The Stony Point Light is the oldest lighthouse on the Hudson River. It is located at the Stony Point Battlefield in Stony Point, New York.”
Wikipedia article Stony Point Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 93 National Register listings published here for Rockland County · listed in 1979 · category: Structure · built in 1826.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 692 fires within 5 miles of Stony Point Lighthouse between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,885 acres in total. 38 started naturally. 59 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 444 |
| Smoking | 72 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 59 |
| Natural | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Stony Point Lighthouse: 12 past producers, 3 prospects, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Emery, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peekskill Area | Titanium, Metal, Iron, Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Peekskill Area Prospect | Titanium, Aluminum, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Peter Wyant Mica Property Deposit | Mica, Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Stony Point Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Tompkins Cove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tompkins Cove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Deluca Emery No. 2 Mine | Emery | Producer | ||
| Montrose Emery Prospects | Emery | Past Producer | Corundum, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Spinel | |
| Montrose Emery Prospects | Emery | Prospect | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hl-006 | Clay | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stony Point, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1996: 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1996 | Hail | Stony Point | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Stony Point Battlefield | 0.2 miles | 1966 |
 | M/V COMMANDER | 0.7 miles | 1984 |
 | William H. Rose House | 0.8 miles | 1999 |
| JOHN D. MCKEAN (fireboat) | 1.1 miles | 2023 | |
| Henry M. Peck House | 2.2 miles | 2000 | |
| Fraser-Hoyer House | 2.2 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79001626 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rockland County | All 93 listed properties in this county. |
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