Location | Sea Girt, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 40°08′12″N 74°01′39″W / 40.1367°N 74.0275°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1896 |
Foundation | Brick |
Construction | Brick |
Automated | 1945 |
Height | 44 feet (13 m) |
Shape | house with integral tower and lantern |
Light | |
Deactivated | 1977 |
Focal height | 60 feet (18 m) |
Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), Decorative light (current) |
The Sea Girt Light is a decommissioned lighthouse marking the inlet leading to the Wreck Pond in Sea Girt, New Jersey, United States. It is located on a stretch of the New Jersey shore between the Barnegat and Navesink lighthouses.[1] It hosted the first radio beacon mounted in a shore installation in the United States.