Type:
Year Established:
1823
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2008
Photo Credit:
Jeff Gales
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
DELAWARE BAY
Latitude:
38° 59.2'
Longitude:
75° 6.8'
City / Town:
Cape May Point
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Location County:
Cape May
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1914 third tower
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON
Tower Foundation:
CAST IRON/CONCRETE CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
65 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
65 feet
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1914
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL SPARK PLUG
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
CAST IRON
OPTICS
Current Optic:
(SOLAR POWERED)
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1974
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017
Was a screwpile lighthouse that was replaced by a sparkplug type lighthouse.