Lighthouse · Sandy Hook, New Jersey

Chapel Hill Rear Range Light

The tower was first lit in 1856 and no longer serves as a light for ships. The rear light of the Chapel Hill Range from 1856 to 1957, it is now a private home on a hill above Leonardo. Please view it from the road.

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Quick facts

TypeLighthouse
Built1856
Position40.3982°N, 74.0588°W
From North Beach Observation Deck, Sandy Hook9.3 km (5.8 mi), bearing 214° SW
SourceOpenStreetMap

How to see it

Above water and inside the horizon from North Beach Observation Deck, Sandy Hook, 9.3 km (5.8 mi) 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.