Absecon Lighthouse

The Absecon Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse located in the north end of , overlooking . At 171 feet it is the tallest lighthouse in the state of and the third-tallest masonry lighthouse in the United States.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in New Jersey, United States
  • Also known as: “Absecon Light” and “Atlantic City Lighthouse”
  • Historically known as: “Absecum Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grace Assembly of God Church (Atlantic City, New Jersey) and Ocean Casino Resort.

Church
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is situated 780 feet north of Absecon Lighthouse.

Hotel
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is a resort, hotel, and casino in , . The venue is the northernmost casino on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, located on 20 acres of land, adjacent to the . is situated 1,400 feet south of Absecon Lighthouse.

Casino
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The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, formerly the Trump Taj Mahal, is an integrated resort on the Boardwalk, owned by Boardwalk 1000, LLC, a joint venture between Hard Rock International and Edgewood Properties, in , United States. is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Absecon Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Atlantic City and Ducktown.

Photo: Shinya Suzuki, CC BY 2.0.
The entertainment capital of the Eastern Seaboard, is 's most popular resort destination. Its streets are familiar to anyone who's ever played Monopoly, but board game fans aren't the only ones who want to "take a walk on the Boardwalk".

Neighborhood
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is a historically Italian American district of , in the U.S. state of , stretching from Missouri Avenue to Texas Avenue. The Press of Atlantic City called the neighborhood "Atlantic City's Little Italy". is situated 1½ miles southwest of Absecon Lighthouse.

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is a city in , . Ventnor is on the center of Absecon Island. This island consists of Ventnor, Margate, Longport and Atlantic City.

Absecon Lighthouse

Latitude
39.36633° or 39° 21′ 59″ north
Longitude
-74.41415° or 74° 24′ 51″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Height
171 feet (52 metres)
Open location code
87F79H8P+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 230036850
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
9821961
Wiki­data ID
Q4669685
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Absecon Lighthouse” goes by many names.

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