Reef · Long Beach Island, New Jersey
Barnegat Light Reef
A New Jersey artificial reef (NJ Fish and Wildlife), built 1993 to 2015. The state records 155 deployments here: 62 military vehicles, 42 loads of tires, 26 reef balls, 16 loads of concrete, 8 ships and boats and 1 load of steel.
Open in the viewer from Barnegat Lighthouse State Park →
Quick facts
| Type | Reef |
|---|---|
| Charted depth | 12.1 m (40 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 39.7562°N, 74.0268°W (approximate, ±50 m) |
| From Barnegat Lighthouse State Park | 6.9 km (4.3 mi), bearing 96° E |
| Source | NOAA ENC US5NJ1MM; NJ DEP Artificial Reef Sites of New Jersey |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, 6.9 km (4.3 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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Nearby
- Coleman Deck Barge IShipwreck · 14.6 m · 46 m
- Coleman Deck Barge IIShipwreck · 14.6 m · 297 m
- Joe HoustonShipwreck · 14.9 m · 579 m
- Johnny MesdayShipwreck · 14.9 m · 585 m
- No. 9Shipwreck · 14.9 m · 628 m
- AntaresShipwreck · 14.6 m · 685 m
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.