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Finns Point Range Lighthouse

New Jersey

Finns Point Range Lighthouse is a lighthouse in New Jersey, first lit in 1877. Its official name is Finns Point Range Light. The tower stands 115 feet tall. It was deactivated in 1950. The nearest other lighthouse is Finn's Point Rear Range Lighthouse, 0.1 mi away. The grounds are open to walk.

Finns Point Range Lighthouse in New Jersey
Photo: DavidinNJ, CC BY-SA 3.0

Finns Point Range Lighthouse at a glance

Visiting

Grounds open

First lit

1877

Deactivated 1950

Tower height

115 ft

Official name

Finns Point Range Light

About Finns Point Range Lighthouse

Finn's Point Rear Range Light is located at the intersection of Fort Mott and Lighthouse roads on Finns Point in Pennsville Township of Salem County, New Jersey. The range light was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 1978, for its significance in engineering.

Finns Point Range Lighthouse sits at 39.6172, -75.5342 in New Jersey. The closest other lighthouses are Finn's Point Rear Range Lighthouse (0.1 mi), New Castle Range Front Lighthouse (3.7 mi) and New Castle Range Rear Lighthouse (4.0 mi). New Jersey has 23 lighthouses in all.

Visiting Finns Point Range Lighthouse

There are no regular tours inside Finns Point Range Lighthouse, but you can walk the grounds and see the tower up close.

Built of
Iron

Where Finns Point Range Lighthouse is

39.6172, -75.5342 · more lighthouses in New Jersey

Lighthouses near Finns Point Range Lighthouse

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Also close to Finns Point Range Lighthouse: Christiana Lighthouse 7.3 mi · Baker Shoal Range Front Lighthouse 7.5 mi · Liston Range Rear Lighthouse 8.5 mi · Liston Range Front Lighthouse 9.8 mi · Marcus Hook Range Rear Lighthouse 10 mi · Cherry Island Range Rear Lighthouse 10 mi · Marcus Hook Range Front Lighthouse 11 mi · Reedy Island Range Rear Lighthouse 15 mi

Questions about Finns Point Range Lighthouse

Where is Finns Point Range Lighthouse?

Finns Point Range Lighthouse is in New Jersey, at 39.6172, -75.5342. The nearest other lighthouse is Finn's Point Rear Range Lighthouse, 0.1 mi away.

Can you visit Finns Point Range Lighthouse?

Partly. There are no regular tours inside Finns Point Range Lighthouse, but you can walk the grounds and see it up close.

When was Finns Point Range Lighthouse built?

Finns Point Range Lighthouse was first lit in 1877. It was deactivated in 1950.

How tall is Finns Point Range Lighthouse?

The tower is 115 feet (35 m) tall.

What lighthouses are near Finns Point Range Lighthouse?

The closest are Finn's Point Rear Range Lighthouse (0.1 mi), New Castle Range Front Lighthouse (3.7 mi) and New Castle Range Rear Lighthouse (4.0 mi).

Sources: history and visiting details from the Wikipedia article on Finns Point Range Light (CC BY-SA 4.0); facts and location from Wikidata. Photo credits are listed under each photo and on the photo credits page.