Sea Girt in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sea Girt Lighthouse
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 2, 2012
1. Sea Girt Lighthouse Marker
1981
Built
1896
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1981.
Location. 40° 8.194′ N, 74° 1.646′ W. Marker is in Sea Girt, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is at the intersection of Beacon Blvd. and Ocean Blvd., on the left when traveling east on Beacon Blvd.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sea Girt NJ 08750, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey, specifically on the Jersey Shore, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 100th Anniversary of the Sea Girt Lighthouse (here, next to this marker); Thomas Black 3rd (within shouting distance of this marker); Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Manasquan Fire Bell (approx. 1.6 miles away); They Shall be Known by Their Deeds Alone (approx. 2.6 miles away); World War II Monument (approx. 2.8 miles away); Korean - Vietnam - Persian Gulf Monument (approx. 2.8 miles away); Malta Shipwreck (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sea Girt.
Also see . . . Sea Girt Lighthouse. Lighthouse Friends website entry (Submitted on December 15, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 2, 2012
2. Sea Girt Lighthouse
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 2, 2012
3. Sea Girt Lighthouse
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 2, 2012
4. Closeup of Sea Girt Light
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 16, 2017
5. Lighthouse Keeper at the Marker
Abraham Wolf, the first keeper of the Sea Girt Lighthouse, at the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 621 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 2, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on May 17, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
