Hereford Inlet Lighthouse (JU2956) - North Wildwood, NJ
Posted by: 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
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
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JU2956 STATION DESCRIPTION
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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.
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JU2956 STATION RECOVERY (2007)
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JU2956'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2007 (EK)
JU2956'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.