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Tatham Life Saving Station

Tatham Life Saving Station from directly overhead

Tatham Life Saving Station is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Muskee Hill stands 19 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is U.S. Life Saving Station No.35, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Delaware Bayshore Byway passes 6.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
American Legion Post 331

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.03961, -74.76906

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • SkyCoaster: 3.9 mi
  • "it": 3.9 mi
  • Dante's Dungeon: 3.9 mi
  • Gateway 26: 3.9 mi
  • Carousel: 3.9 mi
Parks: 47
  • Stone Harbor Recreation - 82nd Street Complex: 1.9 mi
  • Oak Avenue Park: 2.2 mi
  • Veterans Park: 2.4 mi
  • Bill Henfey Park: 2.9 mi
  • Albert I. Allen Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
Museums: 20
Beaches: 16
Historic sites: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Artworks: 5
  • Boardwalk Arch: 3.4 mi
  • Shark: 4.8 mi
  • Wildwoods Sign: 4.9 mi
  • Douglas A. Munro: 9.0 mi
  • Ice Cream Statue: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Potato Island: 6.6 mi
  • Muskee Hill: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cape May Parkway Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
  • Caldwell Picnic Site: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tatham Life Saving Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Muskee HillNNW 333°19 m21.2 mi
Potato IslandWNW 298°2 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:11
June solstice05:3419:4920:29
September equinox06:4718:2318:58
December solstice07:1515:5816:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363744536272777670594941
Precip in3.23.04.13.33.53.53.94.03.84.23.34.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape MAY 2 NW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 08000970OpenStreetMapOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — U.S. Life-Saving Station No. 35, reference 08000970, listed 10/08/08.

OpenStreetMap element way/907366805

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