Reef · Wildwoods, New Jersey
Cape May Reef
A New Jersey artificial reef (NJ Fish and Wildlife), built 1986 to 2019. The state records 268 deployments here: 118 subway cars, 72 loads of tires, 36 military vehicles, 21 ships and boats, 13 reef balls, 6 loads of concrete, 1 load of dredge rock and 1 load of steel.
Open in the viewer from North Wildwood seawall →
Quick facts
| Type | Reef |
|---|---|
| Charted depth | 11.5 m (38 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 38.8738°N, 74.6872°W (approximate, ±50 m) |
| From North Wildwood seawall | 17 km (11 mi), bearing 149° 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 North Wildwood seawall, 17 km (11 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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Nearby
- Heritage HullShipwreck · 14.6 m · 1.2 km
- WyomingShipwreck · 14.6 m · 1.4 km
- GeorgiaShipwreck · 15.2 m · 1.4 km
- Red OakShipwreck · 14.6 m · 1.4 km
- Celia BrownShipwreck · 14.6 m · 1.8 km
- Miss BethShipwreck · 14.6 m · 1.8 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.