Thorofare Island
Thorofare Island is an islet in Ocean County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey. Thorofare Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood East Point, as well as near the hamlet Bay Side.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Long Beach Island and Long Beach Island Branch Library.
Long Beach Island
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Long Beach Island, famous Exit 63 off the Garden State Parkway, is an 18-mile-long barrier island in Ocean County, New Jersey. The island has evolved from an important fishing hub to a playground for well-to-do men and women.
Long Beach Island Branch Library
Library
Photo: Mr. Matté, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Long Beach Island Branch Library is situated 2 miles east of Thorofare Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beach Haven West and Ship Bottom.
Beach Haven West
Suburb
Beach Haven West is an unincorporated community and census-designated place constituting a part of the Jersey Shore community of Stafford Township, in southern Ocean County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. Beach Haven West is situated 2 miles northwest of Thorofare Island.
Ship Bottom
Village
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ship Bottom is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore, within Ocean County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,098, a decrease of 58 from the 2010 census count of 1,156, which in turn had reflected a decline of 228 from the 1,384 counted in the 2000 census. Ship Bottom is situated 2 miles east of Thorofare Island.
Long Beach Township
Village
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Long Beach Township is a Walsh Act Township situated on the Jersey Shore, in southeastern Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,153, an increase of 102 from the 2010 census count of 3,051, which in turn reflected a decline of 278 from the 3,329 counted in the 2000 census. Long Beach Township is situated 2½ miles south of Thorofare Island.
Thorofare Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Ocean County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.64724° or 39° 38′ 50″ northLongitude
-74.21303° or 74° 12′ 47″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87F7JQWP+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 40238330OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4504438
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