Cape May

Cape May is a resort town in the state of , in the . It lies at the southernmost point in New Jersey, on the Cape May Peninsula, on the Atlantic Coast.
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  • Type: Town with 3,810 residents
  • Description: city in New Jersey, United States
  • Also known as: “Caep May”, “Cape Island”, “Cape May (Nueva Jersey)”, “Cape May City”, “Cape May Town”, “Cape May, New Jersey”, “Cape May, NJ”, “케이프 메이”, “ケープメイ (ニュージャージー州)”, and “五月岬”
  • Postal code: 08204

Places of Interest

Highlights: Emlen Physick Estate and Episcopal Church of the Advent/St. John’s Chapel.

Museum
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The is a Victorian house museum in Cape May, .

Church
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The Episcopal Church of the Advent / St.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Cape May and Cape May Point.

Village
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is a Walsh Act borough in , in the U.S. state of .

Village
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is a borough located at the tip of the… is situated 2½ miles west of Cape May.

Hamlet
Lower Township is a township in , in the U.S. state of .

Cape May

Latitude
38.9334° or 38° 56′ 0″ north
Longitude
-74.9214° or 74° 55′ 17″ west
Population
3,810
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US CGF
Open location code
87C7W3MH+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158863250
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4501066
Wiki­data ID
Q138548
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Cape May” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كابي ماي”
  • Basque: “Cape May”
  • Bulgarian: “Кейп Мей”
  • Catalan: “Cape May”
  • Catalan: “City of Cape May”
  • Cebuano: “Cape May”
  • Chechen: “Кеп-Мей”
  • Chinese: “开普梅”
  • Chinese: “開普梅”
  • Czech: “Cape May”
  • Dagbani: “Cape May”
  • Dutch: “Cape May”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كيب ماى”
  • French: “Cape May”
  • German: “Cape May”
  • Greek: “Κέιπ Μέι”
  • Haitian: “Cape May, New Jersey”
  • Haitian: “Cape May”
  • Hebrew: “קייפ מיי”
  • Interlingua: “Cape May”
  • Irish: “Cape May, New Jersey”
  • Irish: “Cape May”
  • Italian: “Cape May”
  • Japanese: “ケープ・メイ”
  • Kazakh: “Кэйп Мэй”
  • Kirghiz: “Кэйп Мэй”
  • Korean: “케이프메이”
  • Ladin: “Cape May”
  • Mazanderani: “کیپ می (نیوجرسی)”
  • Mazanderani: “کیپ می”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Cape May”
  • Neapolitan: “Cape May”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cape May”
  • Norwegian: “Cape May”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Mæġennæssburh”
  • Panjabi: “ਕੇਪ ਮੇ”
  • Persian: “کیپ می، نیوجرسی”
  • Persian: “کیپ می”
  • Polish: “Cape May”
  • Portuguese: “Cape May”
  • Romanian: “Cape May”
  • Russian: “Кейп-Мей”
  • Sardinian: “Cape May, New Jersey”
  • Sardinian: “Cape May”
  • Serbian: “Кејп Меј”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cape May, New Jersey”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cape May”
  • Silesian: “Cape May”
  • Slovak: “Cape May”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کئیپ مای، نیوجرسی”
  • Spanish: “Cape May”
  • Swedish: “Cape May”
  • Tamil: “கேப் மே, நியூ செர்சி”
  • Tamil: “கேப் மே”
  • Tatar: “Кеп-Мей”
  • Turkish: “Cape May, New Jersey”
  • Turkish: “Cape May”
  • Ukrainian: “Кейп-Мей”
  • Ukrainian: “Кеп-Мей”
  • Urdu: “کیپ مے، نیو جرسی”
  • Uzbek: “Cape May”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Cape May, New Jersey”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Cape May”
  • Welsh: “Cape May, New Jersey”
  • Welsh: “Cape May”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: South Cape May and Buck Landing.

Cape May County: Must-Visit Destinations

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