Hereford Inlet

Year Established:
1874
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2008
Photo Credit:
Jeff Gales
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
HEREFORD INLET ENTRANCE
Latitude:
39° 00.24'
Longitude:
74° 47.28'
City / Town:
NORTH WILDWOOD
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Location County:
CAPE MAY
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. Hereford Inlet
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1964-1983
Year Tower Established:
1874
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
WOOD PILINGS
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
53 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
50 feet
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1874
Keeper's Quarters Style:
VICTORIAN (INTEGRAL)
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
MODERN aero beacon
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1874
Private Aid:
Yes
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017