| Loveladies, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Ocean County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Loveladies's location in Ocean County (Inset: Ocean County in New Jersey) |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ocean |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Long Beach |
| Named For: | Thomas Lovelady |
| Elevation M: | 2 |
| Elevation Ft: | 7 |
| Coordinates: | 39.7236°N -74.1336°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 08008 |
| Area Code: | 609, 640 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0877949 |
| Unit Pref: | imperial |
Loveladies is a neighborhood and unincorporated community located in the northernmost portion of Long Beach Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] The area is on Long Beach Island, between Barnegat Light and Harvey Cedars.
In 1871, a location of the United States Life-Saving Service was established in the area. There was a small, 10acres island in the bay[2] adjacent to the station which was owned by a man named Thomas Lovelady. The area was called Lovelady's, which eventually evolved to Loveladies.[3] It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[4]
All of Loveladies' beaches are open to the public. There are four access points off of Long Beach Boulevard for visitor access, all of which have free public parking available:[5]
Loveladies is home to the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, established in 1948 by artist Boris Blai. The organization provides arts, science and recreation programs to area residents and visitors. The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences offers an After School Arts Education Program to area schools, an Artists Residency and Retreat Program for New Jersey Artists, Visiting Artists in Ceramics during the summer season, and ceramics scholarships and residency opportunities.[6]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Loveladies has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) with hot, moderately humid summers, cool winters and year-around precipitation. Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature above 32.0 °F (> 0.0 °C), at least four months with an average mean temperature at or above 50.0 °F (≥ 10.0 °C), at least one month with an average mean temperature at or above 71.6 °F (≥ 22.0 °C) and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months in Loveladies, a cooling afternoon sea breeze is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values at or above 95F. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values below 0 °F (< -18 °C). The plant hardiness zone at Loveladies Beach is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 3.3F.[7] The average seasonal (November-April) snowfall total is 12inchesto18inchesin (toin), and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity.
According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Loveladies would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern Cordgrass (73) with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie (20).[8]