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BARNEGAT LIGHTHOUSE (Old Barney)
Barnegat Light, New Jersey, USA |
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GPS Coordinates: (Approximate) |
39° 45' 50" N 74° 06' 18" W |
| Height: | 172 feet |
| Focal Plane: | 165 feet |
| Previous Lights: |
1835 - 50 foot tower Destroyed by storm in 1856 |
| Established: | 1835 |
| Present Light Built: | 1857 |
| Deactivated: | 1944 |
| Optics: | 1857 - First order Fresnel lens |
| Current Use: | Museum |
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Directions:
Barnegat Lighthouse State Park is at the northern tip of Long Beach Island in Ocean County. The park can be reached by taking the Garden State Parkway to Exit 63. From Route 72 east. Turn left onto Long Beach Boulevard and then left onto Broadway. The park entrance is on the right. |
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| http://www.state.nj.us/dep/forestry/parks/barnlig.htm | |
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