Hereford Lighthouse
Hereford Lighthouse is a lighthouse in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Muskee Hill stands 19 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hereford Inlet Light, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Delaware Bayshore Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
lighthouse in New Jersey, United States
Dates from 1874.
Wikidata Q5737997, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Built
- 1874
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of North Wildwood’s Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 4.9 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Pine Barrens Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- SkyCoaster: 1.3 mi
- "it": 1.3 mi
- Dante's Dungeon: 1.3 mi
- Gateway 26: 1.3 mi
- Carousel: 1.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.3 mi
- Bill Henfey Park: 0.4 mi
- Oak Avenue Park: 0.7 mi
- Albert I. Allen Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Fountain Park: 1.5 mi
- Wildwood Historical Society: 1.9 mi
- The Doo Wop Experience: 2.2 mi
- Tatham Life Saving Station: 2.6 mi
- Stone Harbor Museum: 3.8 mi
- The Wetlands Institute: 3.8 mi
- Seven Mile Beach: 5.4 mi
- Two Mile Beach: 5.4 mi
- Sunray Beach: 8.0 mi
- Kimbles Beach: 8.8 mi
- Cooks Beach: 8.9 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Christopher Columbus Memorial: 2.2 mi
- U.S. Life Saving Station No.35: 2.6 mi
- Survivor: 3.1 mi
- Coast Guard 44' Motor Life Boat: 6.6 mi
- Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Armacost Park Pollinator Habitat: 5.0 mi
- Garrett Family Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Strathmere Natural Area: 15.6 mi
- Belleplain State Forest: 17.0 mi
- Hereford Inlet Light: 0.0 mi
- Brandywine Shoal Light: 17.3 mi
- Fourteen Foot Bank Light: 18.1 mi
- East Point Lighthouse: 18.2 mi
- Miah Maull Shoal Light: 23.9 mi
- Boardwalk Arch: 0.9 mi
- Wildwoods Sign: 2.4 mi
- Shark: 2.4 mi
- Douglas A. Munro: 6.6 mi
- Ice Cream Statue: 8.3 mi
- Potato Island: 7.1 mi
- Muskee Hill: 22.7 mi
- Cape May Parkway Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Caldwell Picnic Site: 17.6 mi
- South Cape May: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hereford Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muskee Hill | NNW 338° | 19 m | 22.7 mi |
| Potato Island | NW 319° | 2 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
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 | 36 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape MAY 2 NW, 9 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Nummy Island, Grassy Sound Channel, NJ, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 77000859OpenStreetMapOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Hereford Lighthouse, reference 77000859, listed 09/20/77.
OpenStreetMap element way/266392235
Day trips start here
- Wildwood · 2 mi
- Cape May · 8 mi
- Rehoboth Beach · 25 mi
- Ventnor City · 28 mi
- Cumberland County · 29 mi
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