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HEREFORD INLET
North Wildwood, New Jersey, USA |
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GPS Coordinates: (According to USCG) |
39° 00' 24" N 74° 47' 28" W |
| Height: | 50 feet |
| Focal Plane: | 53 feet |
| Established: | 1874 |
| Present Light Built: | May 11, 1874 |
| Deactivated: | 1964-1983 |
| Automated: | 1986 |
| Optics: |
1874 - Fourth order Fresnel lens (removed 1964, on display in museum)
1986 - Fourth order Fresnel lens. |
| Flash Sequence: | White every 10 seconds |
| Visible Range: | 24 miles |
| Current Use: |
Private aid to navigation Museum |
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Directions:
Enter North Wildwood on CR 621 (Atlantic Avenue). Turn west (left) onto 26th Street, then right at Central Avenue and continue to the lighthouse, which is between 1st Street and Chestnut Avenue. From the Garden State Parkway, take Exit 6 to North Wildwood and look for signs, or turn left on 1st Avenue and follow to Central Avenue. |
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| http://www.herefordlighthouse.org | |
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