Hereford Inlet Lighthouse (JU2956) - North Wildwood, NJ
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 39° 00.408 W 074° 47.493
18S E 518048 N 4317551
Picturesque lighthouse built in 1874 at the N end of Anglesea - now North Wildwood.
Waymark Code: WMJAKG
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
Views: 3

The lighthouse stands on the E side of the intersection of 1st and Central Avenues. The tower is 50 feet high & is visible for 15 miles.
Information on the lighthouse is available here - (visit link)


Details from current NGS datasheet are as follows:

JU2956 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
JU2956 HISTORY - 1962 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
JU2956 HISTORY - 1970 GOOD NGS
JU2956 HISTORY - 20071007 GOOD GEOCAC
JU2956
JU2956 STATION DESCRIPTION
JU2956
JU2956'DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1970 (JKW)
JU2956'STATION RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
JU2956'
JU2956'AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN
JU2956'AT NORTH WILDWOOD.
JU2956
JU2956 STATION RECOVERY (2007)
JU2956
JU2956'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2007 (EK)
JU2956'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: - blank -

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Lighthouse

County: Cape May County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Stone Harbor - NJ

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: JU2956

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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