Cape May Canal
The Cape May Canal is a 2.9-nautical-mile waterway connecting Cape May Harbor to the Delaware Bay, at the southern tip of Cape May County, New Jersey. There is a long history of unfulfilled plans for a canal across Cape May.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape May Lighthouse and Saint Peter’s-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church.
Cape May Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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The Cape May Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the U.S. state of New Jersey at the tip of Cape May, in Lower Township's Cape May Point State Park. It was built in 1859 under the supervision of U.S. Army engineer William F. Cape May Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles south of Cape May Canal.
Saint Peter’s-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church
Church
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Saint Peter's-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church, known locally as The Gingerbread Church, is a historic church located at the junction of Ocean Avenue and Lake Drive in Cape May Point, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. Saint Peter’s-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church is situated 2½ miles south of Cape May Canal.
Battery 223
Bunker
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Battery 223 is in Lower Township, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The harbor defense battery was completed in 1943. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 2008. Battery 223 is situated 2½ miles south of Cape May Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Cape May and Lower Township.
North Cape May
Hamlet
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North Cape May is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Lower Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Lower Township
Town
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Lower Township is a township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area. Lower Township is situated 2 miles east of Cape May Canal.
Cape May Point
Village
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Cape May Point is a borough located at the tip of the Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area. Cape May Point is situated 2 miles south of Cape May Canal.
Cape May Canal
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in New Jersey, United States of America
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cape May County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Cape May Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Cape May Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cape May Canal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة كيب ماى”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Town Bank and Sunset Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lido Pond and Higbee Beach.
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