Barnegat Lighthouse

Barnegat Lighthouse (HMN58)

Location: Barnegat Light, NJ 08006 Ocean County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 45.856', W 74° 6.364'

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Built 1857-58 by the Federal Lighthouse Board.
First Lighted January 1, 1859.

The present lighthouse replaced an earlier lighthouse built in 1834. The height of the light above sea level is 165 feet. Barnegat Lighthouse was built as a 1st order light, and was originally equipped with a Fresnel lens.
Ownership of the lighthouse was transferred to the State of New Jersey in 1926. The light was extinguished on January 1, 1944. Barnegat Lighthouse was placed on the New Jersey State Register of Historic Places on January 25, 1971.
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HM NumberHMN58
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Placed ByNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 5:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 576568 N 4401975
Decimal Degrees39.76426667, -74.10606667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 45.856', W 74° 6.364'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 45' 51.36" N, 74° 6' 21.84" W
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Area Code(s)609
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 56-62 Maritime Forest Trail, Barnegat Light NJ 08006, US
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