Battery Kingman, Sandy Hook
#2 among attractions in Sandy Hook
Facts and practical information
Battery Kingman is an artillery emplacement at Fort Hancock, New Jersey. The Battery was named after Dan Christie Kingman an officer in the United States Army who served as Chief of Engineers from 1913 to 1916. ()
Sandy Hook United States
Battery Kingman – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook Light, Navesink Twin Lights, Battery Gunnison.
Historical place, Museum, Military museumFort Hancock, Gateway National Recreation Area
48 min walk • Fort Hancock is a former United States Army fort at Sandy Hook in Middletown Township New Jersey. The coastal artillery base defended the Atlantic coast and the entrance to New York Harbor, with its first gun batteries operational in 1896.
Historical place, Lighthouse, Vernacular architectureSandy Hook Light, Gateway National Recreation Area
44 min walk • The Sandy Hook Lighthouse, located about one and a half statute miles inland from the tip of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, is the oldest working lighthouse in the United States. It was designed and built on June 11, 1764 by Isaac Conro.
Lighthouse, Vernacular architectureNavesink Twin Lights, Highlands
74 min walk • 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 the New York Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean.
Forts and castlesBattery Gunnison, Sandy Hook
40 min walk • Battery John Gunnison, known as Battery New Peck following its modernization in 1943, is a six-inch US Army coast artillery gun emplacement located at Fort Hancock in New Jersey.
BridgeHighlands–Sea Bright Bridge, Highlands
76 min walk • The Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge is a bridge connecting Highlands, New Jersey in the west to Sea Bright, New Jersey in the east, across the Shrewsbury River. The eastern terminus is at the entrance to Sandy Hook. The span is part of Route 36.
Outdoor activities, View point, ParkMount Mitchill, Atlantic Highlands
57 min walk • Mount Mitchill in Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, at 266 feet, is the highest headland of the United States east coast south of Maine.
Nature and wildlife, ParkHartshorne Woods Park, Highlands
86 min walk • Hartshorne Woods Park is a 736-acre county park located in Northern Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, in New Jersey's Bayshore Region. The park has 16 miles of trails, several old military bunkers and a small beach with a fishing pier. It is roughly bordered to the north and west by Navesink Ave and Route 36.
Church, Gothic Revival architectureSt. George's-by-the-River Episcopal Church, Rumson
133 min walk • St. George's-by-the-River Episcopal Church is a historic church at 7 Lincoln Avenue in Rumson, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1907 and added to the National Register in 2007. The tower contains a carillon of 26 bells, cast by John Taylor & Co in 1934 and 2001.
ChurchAll Saint's Memorial Church, Sandy Hook
80 min walk • All Saints' Memorial Church is a small stone Gothic-style Episcopal church built in 1864 by Richard Upjohn in Navesink, New Jersey. A National Historic Landmark, the church complex, which includes the rectory, stable, and carriage house, is a well-preserved example of the late work of Upjohn.
Church, Shingle style architectureFirst Presbyterian Church of Rumson, Rumson
112 min walk • First Presbyterian Church of Rumson, also known as the First Presbyterian Church of Oceanic, is a historic church in Rumson, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1885 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainNavesink Highlands, Atlantic Highlands
90 min walk • The Navesink Highlands, sometimes referred to as the Highlands of Navesink and also known as the Atlantic Highlands, are a range of low hills and upland areas located along the United States Atlantic coast in New Jersey.
New Jersey