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Twin Lights State Historic Site

Twin Lights State Historic Site, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Lights State Historic Site is a lighthouse in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 62 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Navesink Light Station, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 29 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34867210, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1862
Elevation
62 m

What to expect

Operated by
New Jersey Department of Envrionmental Protection

How to reach it

Coordinates40.39645, -73.98581

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Parks
Beaches
Artworks
Attractions
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Parterre (Rose Garden): 7.5 mi
  • Composting Demo: 7.5 mi
  • Display Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Bonsai Display: 7.6 mi
Peaks: 27
Picnic sites: 23
  • Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 17.4 mi
  • Linden Airport mini-park: 20.2 mi
  • Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 20.4 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Fallkill Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Palisades: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twin Lights State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Todt HillNNW 334°125 m15.6 mi
Crawford HillW 268°120 m10.5 mi
Telegraph HillW 269°106 m9.8 mi
Beacon HillW 264°82 m12.6 mi
Throck Morton HillSW 226°81 m14.3 mi
Cranberry HillSW 224°74 m12.6 mi
Lippincort HillSW 217°72 m12.2 mi
Highlands of NavesinkWNW 289°71 m0.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2719:4920:30
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1615:5016:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541506069757468564638
Precip in4.23.34.33.94.14.34.46.34.34.73.84.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Branch-oakhurst, 7 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Highlands, Route 36 bridge, 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 06000237OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1004929976

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