Waackaack Rear Range Light, Keansburg

#5 among attractions in Keansburg

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The Waackaack Rear Range Light was built in 1856 off the shore of Keansburg, in Monmouth county, New Jersey, United States. It stood about 96 feet tall. Although it stood near the water's edge, it was the rear range light in conjunction with the Point Comfort Light on the beach. The light's main purpose was to guide vessels coming into the Raritan Bay. It was initially made of wood, but was replaced in the 1860s by an iron tower. ()

Coordinates: 40°26'39"N, 74°8'10"W

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Waackaack Rear Range Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Henry Hudson Trail, Prince's Bay Light, Evil Clown of Middletown, Deep Cut Gardens.

1.7 miSE
Cycling, Bike path
Henry Hudson Trail, Keansburg
45 min walk • The Henry Hudson Trail is a rail trail in Western and Northern Monmouth County, New Jersey. The trail is named for Henry Hudson, who explored the harbor at Atlantic Highlands and the Raritan Bayshore coastline in the early 1600s. The trail is not near the Hudson River.
6 miNW
Lighthouse
Prince's Bay Light, New York City
153 min walk • The Prince's Bay Light is an active lighthouse on the highest point of the southern shoreline of Staten Island, New York, in the Pleasant Plains neighborhood.
4.1 miSE
Monuments and statues
Evil Clown of Middletown, Middletown
105 min walk • The Evil Clown of Middletown is a large outdoor sign in Middletown Township, New Jersey. Originally built by and for Food Circus grocery store, which later became known as the regional supermarket Foodtown, it is now a roadside display and de facto advertising sign for a nearby Spirits Liquors.
3.7 miS
40°23'27"N • 74°7'34"W
Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown
95 min walk • Garden, Park
5.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Lefferts, Matawan
145 min walk • Lake Lefferts is an engineered lake in Matawan, New Jersey. The lake is the result of the construction in 1928 of Lake Lefferts Dam, which captured and stored the flow of Matawan Creek.
3.5 miW
40°26'10"N • 74°12'6"W
Keyport Fire Museum & Education Center, Keyport
89 min walk • Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
5.3 miS
Museum, History museum
Poricy Park, Middletown
135 min walk • Poricy Park is a 250 acres nature preserve and park in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. It is known for its Cretaceous period fossil shell beds along the Poricy Brook streambed, open to the public for limited collecting. The park also contains a Nature Center and the Murray Farmhouse and Barn, a New Jersey Historic Site.
0.6 miN
Memorial
Keansburg Firemen's Memorial Park, Keansburg
15 min walk • Keansburg Firefighter's Memorial Park, located on Center and Fox Avenues in Keansburg, New Jersey, was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1938. Services were led by Captain Waldo Weller, Chaplain of the 16th Infantry Regiment on Governors Island, NY. The property was donated to the borough by William A. Gehlhaus.
3.8 miW
40°26'8"N • 74°12'30"W
Hans Pedersen and Sons, Keyport
98 min walk • Sailing, Marina
0.7 miNE
40°26'59"N • 74°7'32"W
Keansburg Waterfront Public Library, Keansburg
18 min walk • Library
5.5 miE
Ship
PS Alexander Hamilton, Sandy Hook
141 min walk • Alexander Hamilton was a steamer built for the Hudson River Day Line in 1924. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1977.

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Which popular attractions are close to Waackaack Rear Range Light?

Nearby attractions include Church of Saint Ann, Keansburg (5 min walk), Keansburg Firemen's Memorial Park, Keansburg (15 min walk), Keansburg Waterfront Public Library, Keansburg (18 min walk).