Barnegat Lighthouse closed on March 14 for renovations and will be closed through October 2022.
Inside Barnegat Lighthouse, known as "Old Barney," at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, Sunday, March 13, 2022.A steady stream of people visited Barnegat Lighthouse Sunday. There was still quite a chill in the air — despite the warmth of the sun it was still in the mid-30s — and to many it seemed a great opportunity to climb the lighthouse once more before it closed for renovations.
Once inside the watch room, where the dark green lens pedestal is housed, most people couldn’t wait to step outside onto the watch gallery to take in the panoramic views of Island Beach State Park, Barnegat Bay and Long Beach Island. That is, until the roughly 15 mph winds caught them a bit by surprise, and the chilly air went straight through to their bones.
People walk outside along the watch gallery of Barnegat Lighthouse at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, as seen from inside the watch room, Sunday, March 13, 2022. The steps pictured here lead up to the lantern where the first-order fresnel lens is.Located on the northern tip of Long Beach Island in Ocean County, Barnegat Lighthouse served as an essential guide for ships traveling along the New Jersey coastline.
On Jan. 1, 1859, Barnegat Lighthouse, with its first-order Fresnel lens, was lit in front of a crowd of about 200. The light, which had a flash pattern of once every ten seconds, was visible for 19 miles at sea with a focal plane of 172 feet above sea level.
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