SEA GIRT

Year Established:
1896
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:
RELOCATED FROM SEA GIRT INLET
Latitude:
40° 98.12'
Longitude:
74° 1.38'
City / Town:
SEA GIRT
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Location County:
MONMOUTH
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. SEA GIRT
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1977-1983
Year Tower Established:
1896
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
52 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
38 feet
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1896
Keeper's Quarters Style:
VICTORIAN
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
RED BRICK
Other Structures:
NONE

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1896
Private Aid:
Yes
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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