Hereford Inlet Lighthouse
The Hereford Inlet Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in North Wildwood, New Jersey, situated on the southern shore of Hereford Inlet at the north end of Five Mile Beach.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in New Jersey, United States
- Also known as: “Hereford Inlet Light”, “Hereford Inlet Light Station”, and “Hereford Inlet lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: The Great Nor’easter and Wildwood Catholic Academy.
The Great Nor’easter
Wildwood Catholic Academy
School
Wildwood Catholic Academy, formerly Wildwood Catholic High School, is a co-educational pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade Catholic school in North Wildwood, in Cape May County, New Jersey. Wildwood Catholic Academy is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Hereford Inlet Lighthouse.
Sea Serpent
Sea Serpent is a steel roller coaster at Morey's Piers in Wildwood, New Jersey. Opened in 1984, it was built by Vekoma, and was the first boomerang-style coaster to be built in the US. Sea Serpent is situated 1½ miles southwest of Hereford Inlet Lighthouse.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wildwood and Wildwood Crest.
Wildwood
Wildwood is on the Southern Shore of New Jersey. It is primarily a resort town whose population swells in the summer months with vacationers coming mainly from New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, and Quebec.Wildwood Crest
Stone Harbor
Stone Harbor is part of a small island off the coast of Cape May County, New Jersey. Stone Harbor spans only three miles of the seven-mile island. It is well known for its clean beaches and small town charm.Hereford Inlet Lighthouse
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of North Wildwood, Cape May County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.00681° or 39° 0′ 25″ north
Longitude
-74.79153° or 74° 47′ 30″ west
Established
1874
Height
57 feet (17 metres)
Operator
U.S. Coast Guard
Open location code
87F72645+P9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
“Hereford Inlet Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Hereford Inlet”
- French: “Phare de Hereford Inlet”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Hereford Lighthouse and New Jersey State Police.
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