Jersey Shore
Cape May County
Borough of West Cape May

West Cape May

West Cape May 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 --, -NJ-- combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area.
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  • Type: Village with 1,010 residents
  • Description: borough in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
  • Also known as: “West Cape May, New Jersey” and “West Cape May, NJ”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include West Cape May School District and Cape May Lighthouse.

School
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is a community school district located in West Cape May in , in the U.S. state of , that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.

Lighthouse
Photo: DidierMoise, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a lighthouse located in the U.S. state of at the tip of , in 's Cape May Point State Park. It was built in 1859 under the supervision of U.S. Army engineer William F.

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 and Cape May Point.

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.

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 --, -NJ-- combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area.

Hamlet
Lower Township is a township in , in the U.S. state of . The township, and all of Cape May County, is part of the metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the --, -NJ-- combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area. is situated 2 miles east of West Cape May.

West Cape May

Latitude
38.93872° or 38° 56′ 19″ north
Longitude
-74.94184° or 74° 56′ 31″ west
Population
1,010
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
87C7W3Q5+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158843090
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4504783
Wiki­data ID
Q1089431
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“West Cape May” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ويست كابي ماي”
  • Asturian: “West Cape May”
  • Basque: “West Cape May”
  • Catalan: “West Cape May”
  • Cebuano: “West Cape May”
  • Chechen: “Вест-Кейп-Мей”
  • Chinese: “West Cape May”
  • Chinese: “西开普梅”
  • Chinese: “西開普梅”
  • Dutch: “West Cape May”
  • French: “West Cape May”
  • Gilaki: “وست کیپ می (نيۊجرسي)”
  • Gilaki: “وست کیپ می”
  • Haitian: “West Cape May, New Jersey”
  • Haitian: “West Cape May”
  • Hungarian: “West Cape May”
  • Italian: “West Cape May”
  • Kazakh: “Vést Kéýp Méý”
  • Kazakh: “Вэст Кэйп Мэй”
  • Kazakh: “ۆەست كەيپ مەي”
  • Kirghiz: “Вэст Кэйп Мэй”
  • Ladin: “West Cape May”
  • Mazanderani: “وست کیپ می (نیوجرسی)”
  • Mazanderani: “وست کیپ می”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “West Cape May”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “West Cape May (New Jersey)”
  • Norwegian: “West Cape May”
  • Persian: “کیپ می غربی، نیوجرسی”
  • Persian: “کیپ می غربی”
  • Portuguese: “West Cape May”
  • Serbian: “Вест Кејп Меј”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “West Cape May, New Jersey”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “West Cape May”
  • Spanish: “West Cape May”
  • Tamil: “மேற்கு கேப் மே, நியூ செர்சி”
  • Tamil: “மேற்கு கேப் மே”
  • Tatar: “Вест-Кейп-Мей”
  • Turkish: “West Cape May”
  • Ukrainian: “Вест-Кейп-Мей”
  • Uzbek: “West Cape May, New Jersey”
  • Uzbek: “West Cape May”
  • Uzbek: “Wест Cапе Май”
  • Volapük: “West Cape May, New Jersey”
  • Volapük: “West Cape May”
  • Welsh: “West Cape May, New Jersey”
  • Welsh: “West Cape May”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Cape May and Cape May Light.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include South Cape May Meadows Welcome Center and Cattail Pond.

Cape May County: Must-Visit Destinations

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