List of lighthouses in New Jersey explained

This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of New Jersey as identified by the United States Coast Guard.[1]

NameImageLocationCoordinatesYear first litAutomatedYear deactivatedCurrent LensFocal HeightTower Height
Absecon LightAtlantic City39.3661°N -74.4142°W1857Never1933Decorative167 ft (51 m) 171 ft (52 m)
Barnegat Light[2] 39.7643°N -74.1062°W1835 (Former)
1857 (Current)
1927Active
(Inactive: 1944-2009)[3]
VRB-25163 163feet169 ft (52 m)
Delaware Bay
(Lower)
38.9864°N -75.1135°W1828 (Former)
1914 (Current)
1974ActiveUnknown060 60feet46 ft (14 m)
Cape May Point38.933°N -74.9604°W1823 (Former)
1859 (Current)
1933Active
(Inactive: 1940-1945)
VRB-25160 ft (50 m)157 ft (48 m) (165 ft (50 m) above sea level)
Leonardo40.3983°N -74.0587°W1856Never1957
(Now a private house)
NoneUnknown55 ft (orig.)45 ft (current)
Conover BeaconLeonardo40.4213°N -74.0556°W185619411957NoneUnknown55 ft (orig.)45 ft (current)
Cross Ledge LightDowne Township39.204°N -75.2307°W1875Never1910
(Now ruins)
None058 58feetUnknown
East Point (Maurice River) LightHeislerville39.1958°N -75.0272°W18491911Active
(Inactive: 1941-1980)
Fourth-order Fresnel43 ft (13 m) 40 ft (12.2 m)
Elbow of Cross Ledge LightDelaware Bay
(Middle)
39.1816°N -75.2683°W191019511953
(Destroyed)
None061 61feetUnknown
Finns Point Range LightPennsville Township39.6172°N -75.5342°W187719341950NoneUnknown115 ft (35 m)
Great Beds LightSouth Amboy40.4867°N -74.2533°W18801945ActiveUnknown057 62 ft (19 m) 61 ft (19 m)
Hereford Inlet LightNorth Wildwood39.0067°N -74.7922°W18741986
(Relit)
Active
(Inactive: 1964-1986)
VRB-2556 ft (17 m) 57 ft (17 m)
Ludlam's Beach LightSea Isle City39.1598°N -74.6881°W1885Never1924
(Destroyed)
NoneUnknown36 ft (11 m)
Miah Maull Shoal LightDowne Township39.1267°N -75.2097°W19131973Active500mm059 59feet46 ft (14 m)
Navesink Twin LightsHighlands40.3962°N -73.9858°W1828 (Former)
1862 (Current)
1949Active
(North tower)
UnknownUnknownUnknown
Robbins Reef LightBayonne40.6574°N -74.0654°W1839 (Former)
1883 (Current)
UnknownActive300mm056 56feet45 ft (14 m)
Lower New York Bay40.513°N -74.0135°W1838 (Former)
1898 (Current)
1966Active190mm054 54feet54 feet (16 m)
Middletown Township
(Sandy Hook)
40.4617°N -74.0019°W17641941ActiveUnknown89 ft (27 m) 103 ft (31 m)
Sea Girt40.1367°N -74.0275°W1896Never1955None060 60feet44 ft (13 m)
Ship John Shoal LightDelaware Bay
(Upper)
39.3053°N -75.3767°W18771973ActiveVRB-25050 50feet46 ft (14 m)
Tinicum Island Rear Range LightPaulsboro39.8475°N -75.2397°W18801933ActiveDCB-24112 ft (34 m) 85 ft (26 m)
Tucker's Beach LightTuckertonN/A1848 (Original)
1980s (Replica)
Never1927
(Destroyed)
LED
(Non-navigational
replica)
UnknownUnknown
Waackaack Rear Range LightKeansburg40.4442°N -74.1361°W1856
(The last L.H.
was built in 1894)
Never1959
(Scrapped)
NoneUnknown96 ft (29 m) (first)106 ft (32 m) (second)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historic Light Station Information & Photography. United States Coast Guard. September 15, 2017.
  2. News: Barnegat Lighthouse VisitNJ.org . 2022-06-07 . visitnj.org. 8 May 2018 .
  3. Web site: NJDEP Barnegat Lighthouse State Park New Jersey State Park Service . 2022-06-07 . nj.gov.