Point Pleasant Canal

The Point Pleasant Canal is a canal in , forming a segment of the Intracoastal Waterway. It connects the and to , providing a navigable route for vessels along the Jersey Shore.
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  • Type: Canal
  • Description: canal in New Jersey, United States of America
  • Also known as: Bay Head-Manasquan Canal” and “Manasquan River-Barnegat Bay Canal

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bay Head station and Point Pleasant Beach station.

Railway station
Bay Head is a railway station in , in , , . The station is served by trains on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, and it is the southern terminus for the line.

Railway station
Point Pleasant Beach is a train station located in , in , in the U.S. state of , on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line.

School
is a four-year, comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from in , in the U.S. state of , operating as the lone secondary school of the Point Pleasant Beach School District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bay Head and Point Pleasant.

is a village of fewer than 1,000 people in , It lies 80 km east of Philadelphia, 110 km south of New York City and 40 km north of Atlantic City, along the Jersey coast.

is a small borough in the region. This close-to-the-coast community is often confused with its coastal neighbor, .

Neighborhood
Point Pleasant Beach is a coastal borough situated on the , and the northernmost community directly facing the Atlantic Ocean within , in the U.S. state of .

Point Pleasant Canal

Latitude
40.07623° or 40° 4′ 34″ north
Longitude
-74.06208° or 74° 3′ 44″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87G73WGQ+F5
Geo­Names ID
5102803
Wiki­data ID
Q7208128
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Satellite Map

Discover Point Pleasant Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Point Pleasant Canal” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Point Pleasant Canal
  • Egyptian Arabic: قناة بوينت بليزانت

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as West Point Pleasant and Bay Head Junction.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bay Head Reading Center and Point Pleasant Hospital.

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