Cape May Lighthouse
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Cape May Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal beacon and popular tourist attraction located at the southern tip of New Jersey.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1973 ⓘ |
| automated | yes ⓘ |
| automatedYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| category |
Lighthouses completed in 1859
ⓘ
Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey ⓘ Tourist attractions in Cape May County, New Jersey ⓘ Transportation buildings and structures in Cape May County, New Jersey ⓘ |
| constructionEndYear | 1859 ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1857 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 38.9311°N 74.9600°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focalHeight | 157 feet ⓘ |
| hasStairCount | 199 steps ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic views of Cape May Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasVisitorFacility | museum shop ⓘ |
| height |
157 feet
ⓘ
48 meters ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white every 15 seconds ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Cape May Point State Park ⓘ |
| location |
Cape May County
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape May County, New Jersey
Cape May Point ⓘ
surface form:
Cape May Point, New Jersey
southern tip of New Jersey ⓘ |
| managedBy | Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities ⓘ |
| marking |
red lantern
ⓘ
white tower ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
cast iron ⓘ |
| near |
Cape May Point
ⓘ
City of Cape May ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 73001101 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalLensType | First-order Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Delaware Bay ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of New Jersey
|
| partOf | New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail ⓘ |
| powerSource | electric ⓘ |
| previousStructuresOnSite | two earlier lighthouses now lost to erosion ⓘ |
| range | 24 nautical miles ⓘ |
| servesAs | aid to navigation ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| towerShape | conical tower ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1859 ⓘ |
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