Lighting the Way

Lighting the Way (HMF1M)

Location: Highlands, NJ 07732 Monmouth County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 27.644', W 74° 0.117'

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Gateway National Recreation Area

— Sandy Hook —

When the Sandy Hook Lighthouse was built in 1764, ships entered New York Harbor through a natural channel that ran close to the Sandy Hook shore. Sandbars were a constant danger and the merchants of New York built the Lighthouse to protect their shipping interests. Today, the Light remains a part of the system of navigational aids that guide ships through the harbor.

Lighting the Tower
In early days, the tower was lighted by whale oil lamps and by mirrors that reflected the lamps' lights. Kerosene later replaced the whale oil and in the 1920s the tower was electrified. The mirrors were replaced in 1857 with the Fresnel lens still in use today.
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HM NumberHMF1M
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Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 9:56pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 584618 N 4479374
Decimal Degrees40.46073333, -74.00195000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 27.644', W 74° 0.117'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 27' 38.64" N, 74° 0' 7.02" W
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Area Code(s)732
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 700 Magruder Rd, Highlands NJ 07732, US
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