Barnegat Light Bay Beach
Barnegat Light Bay Beach is a beach in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Forked River Mountain stands 56 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Massacre at Long Beach Island, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Pine Barrens Byway passes 15 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Airport in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34957958, matched on coordinates and name (562 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Borough of Barnegat Light
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Pine Barrens Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bay Breeze Park: 1.1 mi
- Barnegat National Wildlife Refuge: 3.9 mi
- Barnegat Branch Trail: 5.4 mi
- Sands Point Park: 5.6 mi
- Vincent Clune Park: 6.2 mi
- Adventure Mini Golf: 10.5 mi
- Cedar Bridge Tavern County Historic Site: 13.2 mi
- Sea Dragon: 13.8 mi
- Hang Ten: 13.8 mi
- Train: 13.8 mi
- Little Beach: 3.1 mi
- Shore Beach: 4.0 mi
- Bay beach: 4.2 mi
- Island Beach: 6.4 mi
- Bathing Beach Number 2: 7.4 mi
- Massacre at Long Beach Island: 0.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Early History of Beach Haven: 14.2 mi
- Chief Pohatcong Monument: 15.6 mi
- Tuckerton Radio Tower Block: 18.5 mi
- Barnegat Light Museum & Edith Gwinn Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Lacey Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Forked River Schoolhouse Museum: 7.6 mi
- Old Stone Store: 8.4 mi
- John F. Peto Studio Museum: 13.6 mi
- Carvel Island: 4.9 mi
- Lochiel Creek County Park: 6.0 mi
- Eagleswood Pine Plains: 12.0 mi
- Westecunk Pine Plains: 12.2 mi
- Barnegat Preserve: 12.5 mi
- East Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Forked River Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 11.8 mi
- Spring Hill: 18.0 mi
- Bear Swamp Hill: 18.5 mi
- Stafford Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Children's Memorial Garden: 17.4 mi
- Sunken Garden: 24.9 mi
- Formal Garden: 24.9 mi
- Founder's Grove: 25.0 mi
- Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 23.1 mi
- Pakim Pond Day Use Area: 24.0 mi
- Barnegat Lighthouse: 1.5 mi
- Island Beach: 6.4 mi
- Welcome to Ocean County: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barnegat Light Bay Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forked River Mountain | NW 307° | 56 m | 11.7 mi |
| East Mountain | NW 308° | 55 m | 11.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | NW 305° | 54 m | 11.8 mi |
| Spring Hill | W 276° | 52 m | 18.0 mi |
| Bear Swamp Hill | W 272° | 48 m | 18.5 mi |
| Stony Hill | N 349° | 40 m | 22.9 mi |
| Stormy Hill | W 267° | 22 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brant Beach-beach Haven, 14 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station High Bar, NJ, 1 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1159762684
Day trips start here
- Jackson Township · 27 mi
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