State Park · New Jersey, United States
Cape May Lighthouse
Cape May Lighthouse is a state park in New Jersey, United States, established in 1992.
Photo: Didier Moïse via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Lower Township 38°55′59″N 74°57′37″W / 38.933°N 74.9604°W / 38.933; -74.9604, New Jersey, United States |
| Established | 1992 |
| Coordinates | 38.9330° N, 74.9604° W |
| Managed by | New Jersey state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Cape May Lighthouse
The Cape May Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the U.S. state of New Jersey at the tip of Cape May, in Lower Township's Cape May Point State Park. It was built in 1859 under the supervision of U.S. Army engineer William F. Raynolds, was automated in 1946, and continues operation to this day. Cape May Lighthouse is the third fully documented lighthouse to be built at Cape May Point. The first was built in 1823 and the second in 1847. The exact locations of the first two lighthouses are now underwater due to erosion. There are 199 steps to the top of the Lighthouse.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) · Philadelphia, United States · 66.6 miles away
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) · Baltimore, United States · 93.2 miles away
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) · Washington, United States · 111.8 miles away
Parks nearby
More parks in New Jersey
Frequently asked questions
Where is Cape May Lighthouse?
Cape May Lighthouse is in New Jersey, United States (38.9330° N, 74.9604° W).
When was Cape May Lighthouse established?
Cape May Lighthouse was established in 1992, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_Jersey_state_parks — Wikipedia list of New Jersey state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_May_Lighthouse — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).