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List of lighthouses in New Jersey 
Summary
This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of New Jersey as identified by the United States Coast Guard.[1]
| Name | Image | Location | Coordinates | Year first lit | Automated | Year deactivated | Current Lens | Focal Height | Tower Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absecon Light | 
|
Atlantic City | 39°21′58″N 74°24′51″W / 39.36611°N 74.41417°W | 1857 | Never | 1933 | Decorative | 167 ft (51 m) | 171 ft (52 m) |
| Barnegat Lighthouse | 
|
Barnegat Light[2] | 39°45′52″N 74°06′22″W / 39.76434°N 74.10622°W | 1835 (Former) 1857 (Current) |
1927 | Active (Inactive: 1944-2009)[3] |
VRB-25 | 163 ft (50 m) | 169 ft (52 m) |
| Brandywine Shoal Light | 
|
Delaware Bay (Lower) |
38°59′11″N 75°06′49″W / 38.9864°N 75.1135°W | 1828 (Former) 1914 (Current) |
1974 | Active | Unknown | 60 ft (18 m) | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Cape May Light | 
|
Cape May Point | 38°55′58.8″N 74°57′37.5″W / 38.933000°N 74.960417°W | 1823 (Former) 1859 (Current) |
1933 | Active (Inactive: 1940-1945) |
VRB-25 | 160 ft (50 m) | 157 ft (48 m)
(165 ft (50 m) above sea level) |
| Chapel Hill Rear Range Light | Leonardo | 40°23′54″N 74°03′31″W / 40.3983°N 74.0587°W | 1856 | Never | 1957 (Now a private house) |
None | Unknown | 55 ft (orig.)
45 ft (current) | |
| Conover Beacon | 
|
Leonardo | 40°25′17″N 74°03′20″W / 40.4213°N 74.0556°W | 1856 | 1941 | 1957 | None | Unknown | 55 ft (orig.)
45 ft (current) |
| Cross Ledge Light | Downe Township | 39°12′14″N 75°13′51″W / 39.2040°N 75.2307°W | 1875 | Never | 1910 (Now ruins) |
None | 58 ft (18 m) | Unknown | |
| East Point (Maurice River) Light | 
|
Heislerville | 39°11′45″N 75°1′38″W / 39.19583°N 75.02722°W | 1849 | 1911 | Active (Inactive: 1941-1980) |
Fourth-order Fresnel | 43 ft (13 m) | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
| Elbow of Cross Ledge Light | 
|
Delaware Bay (Middle) |
39°10′54″N 75°16′06″W / 39.1816°N 75.2683°W | 1910 | 1951 | 1953 (Destroyed) |
None | 61 ft (19 m) | Unknown |
| Finns Point Range Light | 
|
Pennsville Township | 39°37′2″N 75°32′3″W / 39.61722°N 75.53417°W | 1877 | 1934 | 1950 | None | Unknown | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Great Beds Light | 
|
South Amboy | 40°29′12″N 74°15′12″W / 40.48667°N 74.25333°W | 1880 | 1945 | Active | Unknown | 62 ft (19 m) | 61 ft (19 m) |
| Hereford Inlet Light | 
|
North Wildwood | 39°0′24″N 74°47′32″W / 39.00667°N 74.79222°W | 1874 | 1986 (Relit) |
Active (Inactive: 1964-1986) |
VRB-25 | 56 ft (17 m) | 57 ft (17 m) |
| Ludlam's Beach Light | 
|
Sea Isle City | 39°09′35″N 74°41′17″W / 39.15978°N 74.68807°W | 1885 | Never | 1924 (Destroyed) |
None | Unknown | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Miah Maull Shoal Light | 
|
Downe Township | 39°7′36″N 75°12′35″W / 39.12667°N 75.20972°W | 1913 | 1973 | Active | 500mm | 59 ft (18 m) | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Navesink Twin Lights | 
|
Highlands | 40°23′46.4″N 73°59′8.8″W / 40.396222°N 73.985778°W | 1828 (Former) 1862 (Current) |
1949 | Active (North tower) |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Robbins Reef Light | 
|
Bayonne | 40°39′26.512″N 74°3′55.277″W / 40.65736444°N 74.06535472°W | 1839 (Former) 1883 (Current) |
Unknown | Active | 300mm | 56 ft (17 m) | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Romer Shoal Light | 
|
Lower New York Bay | 40°30′46.823″N 74°0′48.672″W / 40.51300639°N 74.01352000°W | 1838 (Former) 1898 (Current) |
1966 | Active | 190mm | 54 ft (16 m) | 54 feet (16 m) |
| Sandy Hook Light | 
|
Middletown Township (Sandy Hook) |
40°27′42″N 74°00′07″W / 40.46167°N 74.00194°W | 1764 | 1941 | Active | Unknown | 89 ft (27 m) | 103 ft (31 m) |
| Sea Girt Light | 
|
Sea Girt | 40°08′12″N 74°01′39″W / 40.1367°N 74.0275°W | 1896 | Never | 1955 | None | 60 ft (18 m) | 44 ft (13 m) |
| Ship John Shoal Light | 
|
Delaware Bay (Upper) |
39°18′19″N 75°22′36″W / 39.30528°N 75.37667°W | 1877 | 1973 | Active | VRB-25 | 50 ft (15 m) | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Tinicum Island Rear Range Light | 
|
Paulsboro | 39°50′51″N 75°14′23″W / 39.84750°N 75.23972°W | 1880 | 1933 | Active | DCB-24 | 112 ft (34 m) | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Tucker's Beach Light | 
|
Tuckerton | N/A | 1848 (Original) 1980s (Replica) |
Never | 1927 (Destroyed) |
LED (Non-navigational replica) |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Waackaack Rear Range Light | Keansburg | 40°26′39″N 74°8′10″W / 40.44417°N 74.13611°W | 1856 (The last L.H. was built in 1894) |
Never | 1959 (Scrapped) |
None | Unknown | 96 ft (29 m) (first)
106 ft (32 m) (second) |
References edit
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information & Photography". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ "Barnegat Lighthouse | VisitNJ.org". visitnj.org. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "NJDEP | Barnegat Lighthouse State Park | New Jersey State Park Service". nj.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-07.