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Name: Sandy Hook Point Light

Also known as: Sandy Hook South Beacon

Also known as: Sandy Hook West Beacon

Nearest Town or City:
Highlands, New Jersey, United States

Location: North entrance to Sandy Hook Bay.

Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard

Notes:
In 1921 a cast iron lighthouse at this site was moved to New York City, where it became Jeffrey's Hook Light, famous as the "Little Red Lighthouse."

Tower Height: 35

Characteristic and Range: White light, 3 s on, 3 s off.

Description of Tower: Steel pyramidal skeletal tower.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1842: White tower. 1889 (?): Conical cast iron tower.

Date Established: 1817

Date Present Tower Built: 1917?

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

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