Barnegat Lighthouse
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This article is about the lighthouse. For the municipality, see Barnegat Light, New Jersey.
Barnegat Lighthouse, or Barnegat Light, is a historic lighthouse located in Barnegat Lighthouse State Park on the northern tip of Long Beach Island, in the borough of Barnegat Light, Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, on the south side of Barnegat Inlet.[3][4][5]
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Location | North end of Long Beach Island, off Broadway Avenue, Barnegat Light, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 39°45′51.6″N 74°6′22.4″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1835 |
Foundation | Granite crib |
Construction | Brick / iron |
Automated | 1927 |
Height | 169 ft (52 m) |
Shape | Conical |
Markings | White bottom half Red top half White lantern |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1857 (current tower) |
Deactivated | 1944–2009 |
Focal height | 163 ft (50 m) |
Lens | 4th order Fresnel lens (original), 1st order Fresnel lens (1857), VRB-25 (current) |
Range | 22 nmi (41 km; 25 mi) |
Characteristic | Flashing white, 10s |
Barnegat Lighthouse | |
Area | less than one acre |
NRHP reference No. | 71000512[1][2] |
Added to NRHP | January 25, 1971 |
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