Great Egg Harbor Bay

Great Egg Harbor Bay is a bay between and along the southern coast. The name derives from Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen May's description of the plentiful birds laying eggs, naming the waters Eyren Haven, which translates to Egg Harbor in English.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in New Jersey, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Egg Bay”, “Egg Harbor Bay”, “Egre Haven”, “Eyren Haven”, “Grand Egg Havre”, “Grate Eggharbor”, “Great Egg Bay”, “Great Egg Harbor”, and “Great Egg Harbour”
  • Address: NJ

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ocean City Airport and Ocean City Tenth Street Station.

Aerodrome
Photo: Rockybreslow, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ocean City Municipal Airport is the only located on a barrier island. Named Clarke Field after a naval commander, the public airport is located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of , in , New Jersey, United States.

Bus station
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
is located in in , . Built in 1898, it served rail service until 1981. The building now operates as the Ocean City Transportation Center, which is a bus stop for NJ Transit.

Hospital
, formerly Shore Memorial Hospital, is a full-service acute care community hospital located in , serving and counties.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ocean City and Somers Point.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a city in , in the region of . It has a reputation for being a family-friendly city and is referred to as "America's Greatest Family Resort".

Photo: Mr. Matté, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city situated on the that is the oldest settlement in , in the U.S. state of . It was settled by Europeans in 1693 and was incorporated as a borough in 1886.

Hamlet
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Beesley's Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , in , in the U.S. state of . Beesley's Point is on Peck Bay across from .

Great Egg Harbor Bay

Latitude
39.29151° or 39° 17′ 29″ north
Longitude
-74.60516° or 74° 36′ 19″ west
Open location code
87F779RV+JW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 368395295
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
4502016
Wiki­data ID
Q5599107
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Satellite Map

Discover Great Egg Harbor Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to German—“Great Egg Harbor Bay” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ocean City Harbors and Del Rey.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bonds Bar Island and Great Egg Harbor Bridge.

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