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The Twin Lights, as the name implies, are a pair of beacons located 246 feet (75 m) above sea level on the headlands of the Navesink Highlands. In 1962, the State of New Jersey acquired Twin Lights. At the current museum facility, tours of the lighthouse, a climb of the North Tower and its expansive ocean view, and a view of the lighthouse ...
The Navesink Highlands had a sea navigation beacon in 1746, [4] and the first Navesink Twin Lights lighthouse was built in 1828. The current Navesink Twin Lights lighthouse was built in 1862. [5] The Navesink Highlands were used for antebellum flag signaling experiments that communicated with Fort Tompkins on Staten Island in 1859.
An astronomical occurrence brought a light show to Columbus Thursday night.
Navesink Twin Lights: Highlands 1828 (Former) 1862 (Current) 1949 Active ... Waackaack Rear Range Light: Keansburg 1856 (The last L.H. was built in 1894) ...
A powerful geomagnetic storm made the aurora borealis visible in much of the U.S. on Friday night, with the display expected to continue tonight.
Aurora borealis, better known as the northern lights, could be visible across Pennsylvania on the night of Oct. 11 as the result of a geomagnetic storm.
In 1762, New York merchants purchased a 4-acre (1.6 ha) site from the Hartshorne family for a light house. Two years later, the Sandy Hook Light House was lighted for the first time. The hills of the Highlands of Navesink and Sandy Hook also played an important role during the American Revolutionary War. It was a vital strategic site for the ...
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