Barnegat Light Museum & Edith Gwinn Gardens
Barnegat Light Museum & Edith Gwinn Gardens is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Forked River Mountain stands 56 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bay Breeze Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Pine Barrens Byway passes 16 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Barnegat Light Public School was the one-room schoolhouse for the borough of Barnegat Light in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, from 1903 until June 15, 1951. It became the Barnegat Light Historical Society Museum in 1954. The schoolhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 1976, for its significance in education.
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Wikidata Q4861483, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the Pine Barrens Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bay Breeze Park: 0.2 mi
- Barnegat National Wildlife Refuge: 5.0 mi
- Sands Point Park: 5.4 mi
- Barnegat Branch Trail: 5.7 mi
- Vincent Clune Park: 5.8 mi
- Adventure Mini Golf: 11.7 mi
- Go-Karts: 12.7 mi
- Jump Island Water Park: 12.8 mi
- Tilt-A-Whirl: 12.8 mi
- Cedar Bridge Tavern County Historic Site: 13.7 mi
- Barnegat Light Bay Beach: 1.2 mi
- Little Beach: 3.9 mi
- Bay beach: 4.4 mi
- Shore Beach: 4.5 mi
- Island Beach: 5.3 mi
- Massacre at Long Beach Island: 0.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Early History of Beach Haven: 15.4 mi
- Chief Pohatcong Monument: 16.8 mi
- Tuckerton Radio Tower Block: 19.7 mi
- Forked River Schoolhouse Museum: 7.1 mi
- Lacey Historical Society: 7.1 mi
- Old Stone Store: 9.4 mi
- John F. Peto Studio Museum: 12.7 mi
- Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum: 14.0 mi
- Carvel Island: 6.1 mi
- Lochiel Creek County Park: 6.4 mi
- Barnegat Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Eagleswood Pine Plains: 12.9 mi
- Westecunk Pine Plains: 12.9 mi
- Stafford Community Garden: 9.3 mi
- Children's Memorial Garden: 16.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 24.0 mi
- Formal Garden: 24.1 mi
- Founder's Grove: 24.1 mi
- East Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Forked River Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 11.8 mi
- Spring Hill: 18.6 mi
- Bear Swamp Hill: 19.1 mi
- Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 22.2 mi
- Pakim Pond Day Use Area: 24.2 mi
- Barnegat Lighthouse: 0.3 mi
- Island Beach: 5.2 mi
- Welcome to Ocean County: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barnegat Light Museum & Edith Gwinn Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forked River Mountain | WNW 301° | 56 m | 11.6 mi |
| East Mountain | WNW 302° | 55 m | 11.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 299° | 54 m | 11.8 mi |
| Spring Hill | W 273° | 52 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bear Swamp Hill | W 269° | 48 m | 19.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 347° | 40 m | 22.0 mi |
| Stormy Hill | W 265° | 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Jackson Township · 27 mi
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