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Nearby Points of Interest
Worth the DetourDiscover a destination worth exploring within a short drive from Long Branch.
Historic Life Saving StationHistoric Site8.8 mi from Long Branch▾
A preserved 19th-century lifesaving boathouse displayed at the Twin Lights Historic Site in Highlands, New Jersey, near the Waterwitch section of town. It represents the U.S. Life-Saving Service's Sandy Hook-area stations, established after Congress funded the nation's first lifeboat stations in 1848 following a wave of shipwrecks along the New Jersey coast.
Nike Radar SiteHistoric Site10.3 mi from Long Branch▾
A Cold War-era missile radar installation at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook, New Jersey, part of site NY-56, which defended the New York-Philadelphia corridor with Nike missiles from 1954 until the fort's closure in 1974. It's now recognized as the only former Nike site in the country where the radar and launcher areas remain preserved in their original locations.
Sandy Hook LightLighthouse11.3 mi from Long Branch▾
The oldest operating lighthouse in the United States, completed in 1764 after 43 New York merchants successfully lobbied for a light to guide ships into New York Harbor, funded through a colonial lottery. It has remained lit continuously except during wartime blackouts through four American wars.
Battery MorrisHistoric Site11.9 mi from Long Branch▾
A coastal artillery battery built in 1904 as part of Fort Hancock's defenses at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, one of sixteen gun batteries built on the peninsula to guard the entrance to New York Harbor. Fort Hancock defended the harbor from 1895 to 1974 and is now preserved within Gateway National Recreation Area's Sandy Hook unit.
1 active Geo Zones, 5 Wayfinding locations, and 2 Treasure Hunts in Long Branch, New Jersey.
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Nearby Points of Interest
Worth the DetourDiscover a destination worth exploring within a short drive from Long Branch.
Historic Life Saving StationHistoric Site8.8 mi from Long Branch▾
A preserved 19th-century lifesaving boathouse displayed at the Twin Lights Historic Site in Highlands, New Jersey, near the Waterwitch section of town. It represents the U.S. Life-Saving Service's Sandy Hook-area stations, established after Congress funded the nation's first lifeboat stations in 1848 following a wave of shipwrecks along the New Jersey coast.
Nike Radar SiteHistoric Site10.3 mi from Long Branch▾
A Cold War-era missile radar installation at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook, New Jersey, part of site NY-56, which defended the New York-Philadelphia corridor with Nike missiles from 1954 until the fort's closure in 1974. It's now recognized as the only former Nike site in the country where the radar and launcher areas remain preserved in their original locations.
Sandy Hook LightLighthouse11.3 mi from Long Branch▾
The oldest operating lighthouse in the United States, completed in 1764 after 43 New York merchants successfully lobbied for a light to guide ships into New York Harbor, funded through a colonial lottery. It has remained lit continuously except during wartime blackouts through four American wars.
Battery MorrisHistoric Site11.9 mi from Long Branch▾
A coastal artillery battery built in 1904 as part of Fort Hancock's defenses at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, one of sixteen gun batteries built on the peninsula to guard the entrance to New York Harbor. Fort Hancock defended the harbor from 1895 to 1974 and is now preserved within Gateway National Recreation Area's Sandy Hook unit.
