Sandy Hook Light
The Sandy Hook Lighthouse, located about one and a half statute miles inland from the tip of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, is the oldest working lighthouse in the United States.
- Lighthouse
- …lies at an elevation of 13 feet (4 metres)
- …is also known as “Sandy Hook Lighthouse”
- …is operated by U.S. Coast Guard
- …dates from 1764
- …stands 88 feet (27 metres) tall
- Description: lighthouse in New Jersey, United States
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sandy Hook and Marine Academy of Science and Technology.
Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook is a narrow land spit on the Atlantic coast of New Jersey.
Marine Academy of Science and Technology
School
The Marine Academy of Science and Technology… Marine Academy of Science and Technology is situated 760 feet southeast of Sandy Hook Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Hancock and Hilton.
Fort Hancock
Hamlet
Wikijazz, Public domain.
Fort Hancock is a former United States Army fort at Sandy Hook in Middletown Township, New Jersey.
Hilton
Hamlet
Atlantic Highlands is a borough in Monmouth County… Hilton is situated 3½ miles south of Sandy Hook Light.
Waterwitch
Hamlet
Highlands is a borough in northern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Waterwitch is situated 3½ miles south of Sandy Hook Light.
Sandy Hook Light
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Latitude
40.46173° or 40° 27′ 42″ north
Longitude
-74.00202° or 74° 0′ 7″ west
Open location code
87G7FX6X+M5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yes
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Swedish—“Sandy Hook Light” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Sandy Hook”
- Estonian: “Sandy Hooki majakas”
- Estonian: “Sandy Hooki tuletorn”
- French: “phare de Sandy Hook”
- French: “Phare de Sandy Hook”
- Italian: “Faro di Sandy Hook”
- Japanese: “サンディフック灯台”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sandy Hook fyr”
- Norwegian: “Sandy Hook fyr”
- Swedish: “Sandy Hook fyr”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Monmouth Hills and Highlands.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Sarah Patterson Johnson and Sandy Hook Light.
Monmouth County: Highlights
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