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NAVESINK TWIN LIGHTS
Highlands, New Jersey, USA |
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GPS Coordinates: (Approximate) |
40° 23' 48" N 73° 59' 12" W |
| Established: | 1828 |
| Present Towers Built: | 1862 |
| Previous Towers: | 1828 - Two identical rubblestone towers |
| Current use: | Museum |
| NORTH TOWER | |
| Height: | 73 feet |
| Focal Plane: | 246 feet |
| Deactivated: | 1898-1962 |
| Optics: |
1841 - First order Fresnel lens (fixed) 1962 - Sixth order Fresnel lens |
| Current Use: | Private aid to navigation, museum. |
| SOUTH TOWER | |
| Height: | 73 feet |
| Focal Plane: | 246 feet |
| Deactivated: | 1953 |
| Automated: | 1949 |
| Optics: |
1841 - Second order Fresnel lens (revolving) 1862 - Fixed first order Fresnel lens 1898 - First order Bivalve lens (now on display in the museum). |
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Directions:
West in NJ Route 36: In Highlands, just after crossing the drawbridge on Route 36, take the cloverleaf right downhill to Bay Avenue and turn right. Turn right again at Highland Avenue. Turn left onto a steep, narrow uphill road, marked with a "Twin Lights State Historic Site" sign. Follow to the parking area. East on Route 36, before reaching the drawbridge tirn right at Portland Road and right again at Highland Avenue. |
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| http://www.twin-lights.org | |
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