Cross Ledge Light
Cross Ledge Light is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Coffin Hill stands 31 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fortescue Beach, a beach 3.9 miles away. Bayshore Heritage Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Lighthouse in New Jersey, United States.
Dates from 1875.
Wikidata Q5188350, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 3.9 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Pine Barrens Byway, National
- 29.7 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- T-33A Shooting Star: 13.4 mi
- BT-13 Valiant: 13.4 mi
- C-47A Skytrain: 13.5 mi
- HH-43B Huskie: 13.5 mi
- C-5A Galaxy: 13.5 mi
- Owls Nest Field: 8.4 mi
- North Bowers Beach Community Park: 13.6 mi
- Liberty Park: 14.7 mi
- Scotton Landing: 14.8 mi
- Dover Park: 14.9 mi
- Little Creek Wildlife Area - Tarburton Tract: 10.6 mi
- PSEG Green Swamp Nature Area: 12.2 mi
- Fairfield Township Open Space: 13.0 mi
- Lawrence Township Open Space: 13.1 mi
- Ted Harvey Conservation Area - Logan Lane Tract: 13.4 mi
- Bayshore Center at Bivalve: 10.7 mi
- Air Mobility Command Museum: 13.4 mi
- Hangar 1301: 13.5 mi
- Bowers Beach Maritime Museum: 13.6 mi
- Cumberland County Prehistoric Museum: 14.1 mi
- Madison Island: 11.8 mi
- H. Myron Bacon: 13.1 mi
- GreenwichTea Burning Monument: 14.0 mi
- World War II Headquarters Building: 14.2 mi
- Kent County Veterans Monument: 15.1 mi
- Fortescue Beach: 3.9 mi
- Thompsons Beach: 12.7 mi
- Moores Beach: 15.1 mi
- Kimbles Beach: 19.2 mi
- Cooks Beach: 19.2 mi
- Ceremony Hill: 15.8 mi
- Pine Mount: 15.8 mi
- Muskee Hill: 16.7 mi
- Potato Island: 20.6 mi
- Coffin Hill: 20.9 mi
- Rain garden: 18.0 mi
- Meditation garden: 18.0 mi
- Pollinator garden: 18.1 mi
- Delaware Highway Memorial Garden: 22.3 mi
- Senior Center Meditation Garden: 22.6 mi
- Miah Maull Shoal Light: 5.5 mi
- East Point Lighthouse: 10.9 mi
- Fourteen Foot Bank Light: 14.5 mi
- Brandywine Shoal Light: 16.3 mi
- Ice Cream Statue: 21.8 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- South Cape May: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cross Ledge Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffin Hill | NNW 341° | 31 m | 20.9 mi |
| Pine Mount | NNW 339° | 28 m | 15.8 mi |
| Muskee Hill | ENE 64° | 19 m | 16.7 mi |
| Potato Island | ESE 114° | 2 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millville Muni AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9628683473
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