Reef · Atlantic City, New Jersey

Little Egg Reef

A New Jersey artificial reef (NJ Fish and Wildlife), built 1994 to 2021. The state records 79 deployments here: 35 military vehicles, 25 reef balls, 10 loads of concrete, 6 ships and boats, 1 load of dredge rock, 1 load of tires and 1 load of steel.

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Quick facts

TypeReef
Charted depth15.2 m (50 ft) below MLLW
Position39.4767°N, 74.1867°W (approximate, ±50 m)
From Garden Pier, Atlantic City24 km (15 mi), bearing 57° ENE
SourceNOAA ENC US5NJ1IK; NJ DEP Artificial Reef Sites of New Jersey

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Garden Pier, Atlantic City, 24 km (15 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.

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Nearby

Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.