Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56
Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56 is a fort in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Access is restricted and requires permission. Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56 is situated nearby to the ruins Nike Missile Silo Area, as well as near Nike Boiler House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sandy Hook and Sandy Hook Light.
Sandy Hook
Photo: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandy Hook is a narrow land spit on the Atlantic coast of New Jersey. It is owned by the Federal Government and most is managed by the National Park Service as one of three units comprising Gateway National Recreation Area.
Sandy Hook Light
Lighthouse
Photo: MichaelMottl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Sandy Hook Light is situated 2 miles northwest of Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56.
Huddy Park
Park
Huddy Park is a location in Highlands, New Jersey. Dedicated to the patriot hero Joshua Huddy of the American Revolutionary War, who was hanged there in 1782, Huddy Park is the site of the local "Clamfest" since 1994. Huddy Park is situated 2 miles south of Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterwitch and Fort Hancock.
Waterwitch
Hamlet
Highlands is a borough in northern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A historic waterfront community located on the Raritan Bay within the Raritan Valley region, this scenic borough is a commuter town of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. Waterwitch is situated 2 miles southwest of Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56.
Fort Hancock
Hamlet
Photo: Wikijazz, Public domain.
Fort Hancock is a former United States Army fort at Sandy Hook in Middletown Township, New Jersey. The coastal artillery base defended the Atlantic coast and the entrance to New York Harbor, with its first gun batteries operational in 1896. Fort Hancock is situated 2½ miles northwest of Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56.
Monmouth Hills
Hamlet
Middletown Township is a township in northern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township was the state's 20th-most-populous municipality and the largest in the county, with a population of 67,106… Monmouth Hills is situated 2½ miles south of Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56.
Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Middletown, Monmouth County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.43401° or 40° 26′ 2″ northLongitude
-73.98576° or 73° 59′ 9″ westOpen location code
87G8C2M7+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 39680626OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nike Missile Silo Area and Nike Boiler House.
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