The 13 Tallest Lighthouses in New Jersey

Ranked by the height of the tower standing today, for every lighthouse in New Jersey that we could confirm is still standing. Absecon Light leads, 171 ft tall; number 13 is East Point Light, 40 ft tall. Dates or measurements marked uncertain in the source are left out rather than guessed Each entry was checked against current sources (park services, historic registers, preservation societies), and anything demolished, replaced or uncertain is left out. Each entry links to its own page with coordinates, sources and image licences.

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   1. Absecon Light

   171 ft tall · Atlantic County, New Jersey · National Register

   Photo: Skip willits / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   2. Cape May Lighthouse

   157 ft tall · Cape May County, New Jersey · National Register

   Photo: Didier Moïse / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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   3. Finn's Point Rear Range Light

   115 ft tall · Salem County, New Jersey · National Register

   Photo: Smallbones / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

4. 4. Finns Point Range Light

   115 ft tall · Salem County, New Jersey

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   5. Tinicum Island Rear Range Light

   85 ft tall · Gloucester County, New Jersey · National Register

   Photo: Zeete / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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   6. Navesink north lighthouse

   73 ft tall · Monmouth County, New Jersey

   Photo: Acroterion / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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   7. Navesink south lighthouse

   73 ft tall · Monmouth County, New Jersey

   Photo: Carol M. Highsmith / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   8. Romer Shoal Light

   54 ft tall · Monmouth County, New Jersey · National Register

   Photo: John Fish / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   9. Hereford Inlet Lighthouse

   50 ft tall · Cape May County, New Jersey · National Register

   Photo: Skip Willits Photography at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    10. Brandywine Shoal Light

    45 ft tall · Cape May County, New Jersey · National Register

    Photo: USCG / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

11. 11. Miah Maull Shoal Light

    45 ft tall · Cumberland County, New Jersey · National Register

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    12. Sea Girt Light

    44 ft tall · Monmouth County, New Jersey

    Photo: King of Hearts / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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    13. East Point Light

    40 ft tall · Cumberland County, New Jersey · National Register

    Photo: Zeete / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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