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The Hereford Inlet Light is a historic lighthouse located in North Wildwood in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, situated on the southwestern shore of Hereford Inlet at the north end of Five Mile Beach.

Location :North Wildwood, New Jersey
Coordinates :39°0′24″N 74°47′32″W
Year first constructed: 1874
Year first lit: 1874
Automated :1964
Foundation :Wood pilings
Construction :Wood
Tower shape: Square
Height :57 feet (17 m)
Original lens : Fourth-order Fresnel lens
Range : 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)
Characteristic: White light flashing every 10 sec

We were here on Nov 18 2004. These are the only pictures I have of this lighthouse.

I came back here on December 5 2019

Hereford Inlet Lighthouse is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. mid-May through mid-October and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday, the rest of the year.

The lighthouse is owned by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Parks and Forestry and leased to the City of Wildwood.

Grounds open, dwelling/tower open in season

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 20 1977

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