Lighthouse · Finns Point, New Jersey

Finns Point Rear Range Light

Finns Point Rear Range Light
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The tower was first lit in 1877 and no longer serves as a light for ships. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A 115-foot wrought-iron range tower at Fort Mott and Lighthouse roads in Pennsville Township, inside the Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. It has been dark since 1950.

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Quick facts

TypeLighthouse
Built1877
Position39.6171°N, 75.5339°W
From Finns Point529 m (1,736 ft), bearing 299° WNW
SourceOpenStreetMap; National Register 78001792

How to see it

Above water and inside the horizon from Finns Point, 529 m (1,736 ft) away, so on a clear day it can be seen from there, and CoastFinder puts a label on it.

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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.