.jpg) The historic Twin Lights of Highlands, New Jersey, U.S. | |
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| Location | Highlands, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°23′46.4″N 73°59′8.8″W / 40.396222°N 73.985778°W |
| Constructed | 1862 |
| Automated | 1949 |
| Power source | lard, kerosene, electricity  |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place, National Historic Landmark |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1862 |
| Deactivated | 1898 (north tower); 1952 (south tower) north tower relit in 1962 |
| Lens | sixth order Fresnel lens |
Navesink Light Station | |
 Navesink Light Station | |
| Architect | Joseph Lederle |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000389[1] Twin Lights 06000237[2] Landmark |
| NJRHP No. | 1980[3] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 2, 1970 |
| Designated NHLD | February 17, 2006[4] |
| Designated NJRHP | September 11, 1980 |
The Navesink Twin Lights is a non-operational lighthouse and museum located in Highlands, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, overlooking Sandy Hook Bay, the entrance to New York Harbor, and the Atlantic Ocean. The Twin Lights, as the name implies, are a pair of beacons located 246 feet (75 m) above sea level on the headlands of the Navesink Highlands.
In 1962, the State of New Jersey acquired Twin Lights. At the current museum facility, tours of the lighthouse, a climb of the North Tower and its expansive ocean view, and a view of the lighthouse equipment, await visitors. Twin Lights is listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006 for its architecture and its role in the development of lighthouse technologies.[5]
The Twin Lights State Historic Site is part of the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. November 22, 2013. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Navesink Light Station". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. June 23, 2008. Archived from the original on February 25, 2009.
- ^ "Navesink Light Station – National Historic Landmark Nomination". National Park Service.