National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
Focal height
27 m (89 ft)
Lens
third order Fresnel lens
Range
19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)
Characteristic
Fixed white lighted throughout 24 hours
Sandy Hook Light
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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NRHP reference No.
66000468[1]
NJRHP No.
2029[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP
October 15, 1966
Designated NHL
January 29, 1964[3]
Designated NJRHP
May 27, 1971
The Sandy Hook Lighthouse, located about one and a half statute miles (2.4 km) inland from the tip of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, is the oldest working lighthouse in the United States.[4] It was designed and built on June 11, 1764 by Isaac Conro. At that time, it stood only 500 feet (150 metres) from the tip of Sandy Hook; however, today, due to growth caused by littoral drift, it is almost one and a half miles (2.4 km) inland from the tip. It was listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, for its significance in commerce and transportation.[1]
^ ab"National Register Information System – (#66000468)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^"New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 1, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
^"Sandy Hook Light". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2008.
^"Oldest Lighthouse in the United States". July 12, 2007. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
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