Absecon Lighthouse
The Absecon Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse located in the north end of Atlantic City, New Jersey, overlooking Absecon Inlet. At 171 feet it is the tallest lighthouse in the state of New Jersey and the third-tallest masonry lighthouse in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0.
- 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 Ocean Casino Resort and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.
Ocean Casino Resort
Hotel
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ocean Casino Resort is a resort, hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. It is the northernmost casino on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, located on 20 acres of land, adjacent to the Showboat Hotel. Ocean Casino Resort is situated 1,400 feet south of Absecon Lighthouse.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City
Casino
Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, formerly the Trump Taj Mahal, is a casino and hotel on the Boardwalk, owned by Hard Rock International, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Absecon Lighthouse.
Steel Pier
Theme park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Steel Pier is a 1,000-foot-long amusement park built on a pier of the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, across from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. Steel Pier is situated 3,500 feet southwest of Absecon Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atlantic City and Ducktown.
Atlantic City
Photo: Shinya Suzuki, CC BY 2.0.
The entertainment capital of the Eastern Seaboard, Atlantic City is New Jersey'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".
Ducktown
Neighborhood
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 4.0.
Ducktown is a historically Italian American district of Atlantic City, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, stretching from Missouri Avenue to Texas Avenue. The Press of Atlantic City called the neighborhood "Atlantic City's Little Italy".
Ventnor City
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ventnor City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Ventnor is on the center of Absecon Island. This island consists of Ventnor, Margate, Longport and Atlantic City.
Absecon Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.36633° or 39° 21′ 59″ northLongitude
-74.41415° or 74° 24′ 51″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Height
171 feet (52 metres)Open location code
87F79H8P+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 230036850OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Absecon Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿布西肯燈塔”
- French: “phare d’Absecon”
- French: “Phare d’Absecon”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Southeast Inlet and Inlet.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Visitor’s Center and Lighthouse Apartments.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Absecon Lighthouse”. Photo: Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0.