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Barnegat Light Bay Beach

Barnegat Light Bay Beach from directly overhead

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

Coordinates39.74516, -74.11755

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Attractions: 37
  • 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
Historic sites: 19
  • 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
Beaches: 19
Museums: 15
Nature reserves: 15
Peaks: 7
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Forked River MountainNW 307°56 m11.7 mi
East MountainNW 308°55 m11.5 mi
Pine HillNW 305°54 m11.8 mi
Spring HillW 276°52 m18.0 mi
Bear Swamp HillW 272°48 m18.5 mi
Stony HillN 349°40 m22.9 mi
Stormy HillW 267°22 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2919:4820:29
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:1515:5316:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343541506070767670594839
Precip in3.23.03.92.92.63.33.74.93.33.82.53.9

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 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1159762684

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