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Sea Grit Lighthouse
United States
| Manufacture Date | Unknown Date as the lens was purchased from Australia on an eBay auction in 2002. |
|---|---|
| Lighthouse Construction | 1896 |
| Country | United States |
| Commissioning Body | US Lighthouse Services (Now US Coast Guard) |
| Lens Order | 4th order |
| Lens Type | Revolving |
| Status | publish |
| Light Character | Revolving Flashing Red three times per revolution. |
| Lighthouse Markings | The lighthouse is a large red brick structure with a light tower built on the dwelling. This is the last Lighthouse buit on the Atlantic Coast with a tower and a dwelling intigrated into the same structure. |
| Lighthouse Parts | None |
| Management Body Ports Authority | Sea Grit Borough, New Jersey |
| Preserver | Sea Grit Borough |
| Coastal Erosion Vulnerability | |
| Climate Change Impact Observations | None |
| Condition Observations | In beautiful restored condition both inside and out. |
| Open Status (Site) | Open |
| Open Status (Tower) | Open |
| Coordinates | 40.1366344228,-74.0275223133 |
| Other | The Chance lens was purchased in 2002 from an Austrailan owner in an eBay auction for the amount of $20,000 and is on display at the lighthouse site. It is not installed in the tower as the tower was animated. The lighthouse is open to visitors Sundays from 2:00PM-4:00PM. Nearby accomadations are available. |
| Data Source | Seagritlighthouse.com Lighthousefriends.com |
| Inactive Chance Lens Deactivated | Original lense in the lighthouse was decommissioned 1945. |