Your height of eye is 40 feet (12.2 meters)....

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Your height of eye is 40 feet (12.2 meters). What is the approximate geographical distance at which Ambrose Light, NY, could be visible? Refer to "Reprints from the LIGHT LISTS AND COAST PILOTS".

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Your height of eye is 40 feet (12.2 meters). What is the approximate geographical distance at which Ambrose Light, NY, could be visible? Refer to "Reprints from the LIGHT LISTS AND COAST PILOTS".

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Geographical range vs. luminous range of a light • How height of eye and height of light combine to give total visibility distance • Using the Light List table for distance to the horizon at various heights

💭 Think About

• First, think about how to find the distance to the horizon for your 40 ft (12.2 m) height of eye using the standard table or formula. • Next, recall that the total geographical range is based on BOTH your height of eye and the light’s height above water; how are these two distances combined? • Consider what the Light List (for Ambrose Light, NY) tells you about the light’s height and how that affects the combined range.

✅ Before You Answer

• Make sure you are using geographical range, not luminous range (brightness). • Confirm you know or can look up the height of Ambrose Light from the Light List/Coast Pilot reprints. • After calculating the range from your eye and from the light, check the sum against the answer choices to see which is closest.