Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters
Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters is a lighthouse in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Hook Light, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 26 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic district and landmark in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Wikidata Q5471291, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Built
- 1764
What to expect
- Operated by
- Gateway National Park
How to reach it
- 25.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 29.9 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandy Hook Light: 0.0 mi
- MAST Anchor: 0.1 mi
- Battery Granger: 0.2 mi
- Battery Potter: 0.4 mi
- Battery Gunnison: 0.4 mi
- North Beach: 0.8 mi
- FIshing Beach: 1.9 mi
- Beach E: 2.5 mi
- Beach D: 2.8 mi
- Beach C: 3.3 mi
- Nike Missile: 2.1 mi
- Nike Missile: 2.1 mi
- Seabright Beach: 7.1 mi
- Endeavor: 7.8 mi
- Happy Fishing: 7.8 mi
- Navesink Park: 3.5 mi
- Mount Mitchell Scenic Overlook County Park: 3.7 mi
- Lenape Woods Greenway Municipally Open Space: 3.9 mi
- Huddy Park: 3.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Dove: 3.7 mi
- Middletown North Senior Mural: 6.4 mi
- Middletown North Lion: 6.6 mi
- Evil Clown of Middletown: 7.0 mi
- Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese Monument: 7.9 mi
- Atlantic Highlands Historica: 3.8 mi
- Spermaceti Cove Life Boat Station: 4.6 mi
- Allen House: 10.0 mi
- Fort Wadsworth Visitor's Center and Museum: 10.3 mi
- Harbor Defense Museum: 10.3 mi
- Huber Woods County Park: 5.5 mi
- Swinburne Island: 7.6 mi
- Piping Plover Protected area: 7.7 mi
- Bellhaven Nature Area: 8.9 mi
- Tatum Park: 9.0 mi
- Surfside Multicultural Garden Coalition: 7.7 mi
- Santos White Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- West 23rd Street Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Parterre (Rose Garden): 8.2 mi
- Composting Demo: 8.3 mi
- Highlands of Navesink: 4.3 mi
- Garrett Hill: 5.5 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 10.1 mi
- Crawford Hill: 10.8 mi
- Emerson Hill: 11.3 mi
- Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 14.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 16.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 16.1 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 16.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
- North Tower: 4.6 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 4.6 mi
- South Tower: 4.6 mi
- Power House: 4.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 13.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 14.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 14.1 mi
- The Loch: 23.1 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 25.0 mi
- Palisades: 19.6 mi
- Palisades: 21.3 mi
- Palisades: 24.0 mi
- Hawk Hill: 25.0 mi
- Barber: 14.3 mi
- Raritan Landing: 24.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 15.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todt Hill | NNW 328° | 125 m | 11.3 mi |
| Crawford Hill | WSW 244° | 120 m | 10.8 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | WSW 243° | 106 m | 10.1 mi |
| Nook Hill | NW 320° | 92 m | 24.9 mi |
| Beacon Hill | WSW 243° | 82 m | 13.1 mi |
| Throck Morton Hill | SSW 213° | 81 m | 17.2 mi |
| Cranberry Hill | SSW 210° | 74 m | 15.7 mi |
| Lippincort Hill | SSW 205° | 72 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:50 | 16:33 |
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 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 9 mi away.
Mean tidal range 4.7 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Sandy Hook, Fort Hancock, 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 80002505OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/265511413
Day trips start here
- Keansburg · 7 mi
- Staten Island · 11 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 14 mi
- Perth Amboy · 14 mi
- Bayonne · 15 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 16 mi
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