Cape May

Cape May consists of a peninsula and barrier island system in the U.S. state of . It is roughly coterminous with and runs southwards from the New Jersey mainland, separating from the Atlantic Ocean.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape at the southern most point of New Jersey
  • Also known as: “Caep May”, “Cap May”, “Cape de Maye”, “Cape May Peninsula”, “Cape May Point”, “Cape May, New Jersey”, and “Cape Mey”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape May Lighthouse and Saint Peter’s-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church.

Lighthouse
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The is a lighthouse located in the U.S. state of at the tip of Cape May, in 's Cape May Point State Park. It was built in 1859 under the supervision of U.S. Army engineer William F.

Church
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
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 , , , United States.

Bunker
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
is in , , , United States. The harbor defense battery was completed in 1943. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 2008.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape May Point and West Cape May.

Village
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is a borough located at the tip of the Cape May Peninsula in , in the U.S. state of . The borough, and all of Cape May County, is part of the metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the .

Village
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is a Walsh Act borough in , in the U.S. state of . The borough, and all of Cape May County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the metropolitan statistical area, which is part of the .

Photo: SnapShotCapeMay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a resort town in the state of , in the . It lies at the southernmost point in New Jersey, on the Peninsula, on the Atlantic Coast.

Cape May

Latitude
38.93058° or 38° 55′ 50″ north
Longitude
-74.9626° or 74° 57′ 45″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
87C7W2JP+6X
Geo­Names ID
4502960
Wiki­data ID
Q2065437
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Russian—“Cape May” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Mey burnu”
  • Catalan: “Península de Cape May”
  • Cebuano: “Cape May”
  • Chinese: “开普梅”
  • Faroese: “Cape May Nesið”
  • Hebrew: “כף מאי”
  • Hebrew: “כף מיי”
  • Japanese: “メイ岬 (ニュージャージー州)”
  • Japanese: “メイ岬”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape May”
  • Russian: “Кейп-Мей”
  • Russian: “Мей”
  • Russian: “Мыс Мей”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sunset Beach and Buck Landing.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lighthouse Pond and Lake Lily.

Cape May County: Must-Visit Destinations

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