Cape May Lighthouse
Cape May Point, New Jersey
Updated in April 2011
Name: Cape May Lighthouse
Nearest City: Cape May Point, New Jersey
Location: At the southern tip of New Jersey in Cape May State Park
Body of water: Delaware Bay & Atlantic Ocean
Style of lighthouse: Conical
Lens & Location: rotating aero beacon in the lantern room
Other Lens: 1st Order Fresnel Lens is at the Cape May County Historical Museum in Cape May Court House, NJ
Lighthouse Website:
Organizations:
Groups to join: New Jersey Lighthouse Society
Owned by: NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection Division of Parks & Forestry
Managed by: Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities
National Register of Historic Places: Since November 12, 1973
Do the grounds have lodging: No
Web Cams: Cape May Lighthouse
On a license plate: No
On a USPS Stamp: No
Haunted: No
Photographed it: several times, the last visit was on January 10, 2011
Purchase lighthouse prints from this page
Latitude: 38.93302 Longitude: -74.9604
For directions click Google Maps
Nearest City: Cape May Point, New Jersey
Location: At the southern tip of New Jersey in Cape May State Park
Body of water: Delaware Bay & Atlantic Ocean
Style of lighthouse: Conical
Lens & Location: rotating aero beacon in the lantern room
Other Lens: 1st Order Fresnel Lens is at the Cape May County Historical Museum in Cape May Court House, NJ
Lighthouse Website:
Organizations:
Groups to join: New Jersey Lighthouse Society
Owned by: NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection Division of Parks & Forestry
Managed by: Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities
National Register of Historic Places: Since November 12, 1973
Do the grounds have lodging: No
Web Cams: Cape May Lighthouse
On a license plate: No
On a USPS Stamp: No
Haunted: No
Other Lighthouse Information:
There are a total of 217 steps up the lighthouse, with 199 of those from the tower's spiral staircase. There are a few different locations from where to take your shots; the beach, the pond or the parking area. There is a gift shop and a restroom near the parking lot. Many New Jersey lighthouses, including this one, take part in the annual NJ Lighthouse Challenge. Then for this fall weekend one can climb it at night.The Lighthouse Hunters Experience:
We've been to this lighthouse several times during the summer and winter. We have also seen it from a cruise twice. To see this lighthouse and several other off-shore lights in the Delaware Bay we went on the Cape May Whale Watcher both times. The first time we motored 80 miles in 4 ½ hours seeing the Cape May, Brandywine Shoal, Fourteen Foot Bank, Miah Maull Shoal, Cross Ledge, Elbow of Cross Ledge and Ship John Shoal lights. The second time we motored for 6 ½ hours seeing all those lights again plus the Harbor of Refuge and Delaware Breakwater lighthouses. We loved these boat trips and even had a buffet lunch with shrimp cocktail and dessert while on the boat. Often when we are here we'll see bird watchers walking around.Photographed it: several times, the last visit was on January 10, 2011
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Latitude: 38.93302 Longitude: -74.9604
For directions click Google Maps
Photo taken on August 11, 2005
Photo taken on September 22, 2008
Photo taken on September 22, 2008
Photo taken on June 11, 2006
Photo taken on August 11, 2005
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