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| Nearest Town or City: | Highlands New Jersey United States |
| Location: | Entrance to New York Harbor. |
| Managing Organization: | New Jersey Lighthouse Society |
| Website: | http://www.njlhs.org |
| Notes: | The lighthouse, which is the oldest lighthouse tower in the U.S., reopened to the public on June 10, 2000 after a $600,000 restoration that took eight months to complete. Sandy Hook Light is within the Gateway National Recreation Area. The lighthouse is managed by the National Park Service. The active optic is still maintained by the Coast Guard, and the New Jersey Lighthouse Society conducts tours. Sandy Hook Light is a National Historic Landmark. |
| Tower Height: | 85 |
| Description Tower: | White, octagonal rubblestone tower with red lantern. |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1764 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1764 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation. |
| Open To Public: | Yes. |
| Directions: | For directions see this page: http://www.njlhs.burlco.org/directions.htm . The grounds are open daily. Tours of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse are conducted every Saturday and Sunday during May, June and July from 12 noon to 5 p.m. The Sandy Hook Visitor Center is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Other Buildings: | 1883 2.5 story keeper's house, garage. |
| Date Automated: | 1965 |
| Optics: | 1857: Third order Fresnel lens. |
| Height Focal Plane: | 88 |
| National Register: | Yes |
| Keepers: | John Schenck (1809-1817); ? Doane (1817-1825); Aaron Castler (1825-1837); Aaron Brower (1837-1841); John Bartleson (1841-1844); John V. Conover (1844-1849); David I. Patterson (1849-1853); Nathan Wooley (1853-1854); Aaron Brower (1854-1857); Urish Smalley (1857-1861); C. W. Patterson (1861-1885); Samuel P. Jewell (1885-1923); Hugo Carlson (1923-?); Richard R. Terhune, USCG (c. 1950?); Hacker, USCG (c. 1952). |
| Telephone: | 7328725970 |
| Email: | njlhs@njlhs.org |
| Contact Address: | P.O. Box 4228 |
| City: | Brick |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Postal Code: | 08723 |
| Country: | United States |
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