Reef · Sea Girt, New Jersey
Axel Carlson Reef
A New Jersey artificial reef (NJ Fish and Wildlife), built 1994 to 2016. The state records 487 deployments here: 348 loads of dredge rock, 46 military vehicles, 44 loads of concrete, 25 ships and boats, 22 reef balls and 2 loads of tires.
Open in the viewer from Sea Girt boardwalk →
Quick facts
| Type | Reef |
|---|---|
| Charted depth | 0.2 m (1 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 40.0409°N, 73.9937°W (approximate, ±50 m) |
| From Sea Girt boardwalk | 11 km (6.5 mi), bearing 164° SSE |
| Source | NJ DEP Artificial Reef Sites of New Jersey |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Sea Girt boardwalk, 11 km (6.5 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
On the website for now. This reef is in the web viewer first. The CoastFinder app covers the North Carolina coast today; follow @coastfinderapp to hear when more coasts arrive.
Nearby
- McGurr's TugShipwreck · 20.1 m · 47 m
- Hail Mary IIShipwreck · 20.1 m · 673 m
- Jim LynchShipwreck · 18.5 m · 721 m
- ColleenShipwreck · 20.1 m · 736 m
- AustinShipwreck · 20.1 m · 1.1 km
- Capt. Ed SchmidigerShipwreck · 17.7 m · 1.2 km
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.