Barnegat Lighthouse
Barnegat Lighthouse is a lighthouse in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Forked River Mountain stands 56 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Barnegat Light Museum & Edith Gwinn Gardens, a museum 0.3 miles away. Pine Barrens Byway passes 17 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Barnegat Lighthouse (or Barnegat Light, locally nicknamed Old Barney) is a historic lighthouse located in Barnegat Lighthouse State Park on the northern tip of Long Beach Island, in the borough of Barnegat Light, Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, on the south side of Barnegat Inlet.
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Dates from 1835.
Wikidata Q3378177, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 50 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- NRHP
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Pine Barrens Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bay Breeze Park: 0.3 mi
- Sands Point Park: 5.2 mi
- Barnegat National Wildlife Refuge: 5.2 mi
- Vincent Clune Park: 5.6 mi
- Barnegat Branch Trail: 5.7 mi
- Adventure Mini Golf: 11.8 mi
- Go-Karts: 12.5 mi
- Jump Island Water Park: 12.5 mi
- Tilt-A-Whirl: 12.5 mi
- Cedar Bridge Tavern County Historic Site: 13.6 mi
- Barnegat Light Bay Beach: 1.5 mi
- Little Beach: 4.0 mi
- Bay beach: 4.3 mi
- Shore Beach: 4.5 mi
- Island Beach: 5.0 mi
- Massacre at Long Beach Island: 1.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Early History of Beach Haven: 15.7 mi
- Chief Pohatcong Monument: 16.9 mi
- Brooksbrae/Pasadena Terracotta Factory: 19.8 mi
- Barnegat Light Museum & Edith Gwinn Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Forked River Schoolhouse Museum: 6.9 mi
- Lacey Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- Old Stone Store: 9.5 mi
- John F. Peto Studio Museum: 12.4 mi
- Carvel Island: 6.3 mi
- Lochiel Creek County Park: 6.3 mi
- Barnegat Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Westecunk Pine Plains: 12.9 mi
- Eagleswood Pine Plains: 13.0 mi
- Stafford Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Children's Memorial Garden: 16.4 mi
- Sunken Garden: 23.7 mi
- Formal Garden: 23.8 mi
- Founder's Grove: 23.8 mi
- East Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Forked River Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 11.6 mi
- Spring Hill: 18.5 mi
- Bear Swamp Hill: 19.1 mi
- Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 21.9 mi
- Pakim Pond Day Use Area: 24.0 mi
- Island Beach: 4.9 mi
- Welcome to Ocean County: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barnegat Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forked River Mountain | WNW 300° | 56 m | 11.4 mi |
| East Mountain | WNW 301° | 55 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 298° | 54 m | 11.6 mi |
| Spring Hill | W 272° | 52 m | 18.5 mi |
| Bear Swamp Hill | W 268° | 48 m | 19.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 347° | 40 m | 21.7 mi |
| Stormy Hill | W 264° | 22 m | 23.4 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 | 32 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toms River, 14 mi away.
Mean tidal range 2.15 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station, NJ, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 71000512OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Barnegat Lighthouse, reference 71000512, listed 01/25/71.
OpenStreetMap element way/704069002
Day trips start here
- Jackson Township · 26 mi
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