Cape May Lighthouse
A lighthouse at the very tip of Cape May, the southern point of New Jersey, built in 1859 under the army engineer William F. Raynolds and still in operation. Almost 200 steps climb to a gallery above the meeting of Delaware Bay and the Atlantic.
- Where
- Cape May, New Jersey, United States
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 38.9330, -74.9604
Get the Cape May Lighthouse stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Cape May Lighthouse. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your New Jersey volume with your photos and a note.
Near Cape May Lighthouse
Atlantic City Boardwalk 65 km
A wooden promenade along the Atlantic beach, opened in 1870 and the oldest of its kind in the world. It runs past the casinos, hotels and piers of the town, and is also counted the longest and busiest boardwalk anywhere.
Independence Hall 114 km
The Georgian brick hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were both debated and adopted. A World Heritage Site since 1979, it stands at the heart of Independence National Historical Park.
Liberty Bell 114 km
A cracked bell that once hung in the steeple of the Pennsylvania State House, now Independence Hall, and took its present name from abolitionists who adopted it as their symbol. It now sits in a pavilion across the street from the hall.
Philadelphia Museum of Art 116 km
An art museum on Fairmount hill at the end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, completed in 1928 and holding more than 240,000 objects from Europe, America and Asia. Its front steps, run up by Rocky Balboa in the films, are nearly as famous as anything inside.
Six Flags Great Adventure 141 km
A 210 hectare amusement park and resort between New York City and Philadelphia, crowded with roller coasters. Beside it are a water park, Hurricane Harbor, and Wild Safari Adventure, a safari park where animals roam among the visitors' vehicles.
BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham 151 km
A Hindu mandir built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha between 2015 and 2023, by a wide margin the largest in the Western Hemisphere and the second largest in the world. It is dedicated to Swaminarayan, and its carved stone shrines and halls spread across a broad campus in central New Jersey.
Sri Siva Vishnu Temple 164 km
A Hindu temple in Lanham, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., and one of the largest in the United States. As its name says, it honours both Shiva and Vishnu, with shrines built in the South Indian manner.
Library of Congress 177 km
The research library of the United States Congress and, in practice, the national library, with one of the largest collections in the world. Its Thomas Jefferson Building, beside the Capitol, has a richly decorated Great Hall and a domed Main Reading Room.
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Questions
Where is Cape May Lighthouse?
Cape May Lighthouse is in Cape May, New Jersey, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Atlantic City Boardwalk (65 km), Independence Hall (114 km), Liberty Bell (114 km).
How do I get the Cape May Lighthouse stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Cape May Lighthouse and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your New Jersey volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Cape May Lighthouse before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your New Jersey volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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