31 South Rhode Island Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ
Phone: (609) 484-3634
www.abseconlighthouse.org
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
From the parking area at North Brigantine Beach, turn Left onto North 14th Street, and then Right onto Brigantine Avenue. After 2 miles, enter the traffic circle and take the 2nd exit onto Brigantine Boulevard/Route 87. After crossing into Atlantic City, exit Left toward Brigantine Boulevard/Route 187. Continue straight through the 1st traffic light. At the “T” intersection, turn Left, and then Left again onto Route 30/Absecon Boulevard. After the 4th traffic light, Absecon Boulevard will bear Right onto Delaware Avenue. Continue for 0.3 miles and turn Left onto Atlantic Avenue. After 0.4 miles, turn Right onto South Vermont Avenue and after ½ block turn Right into Parking Area at Absecon Lighthouse.
FROM THE NEAREST HIGHWAY: From the intersection of Route 30 and Route 9 in Absecon, continue East on Route 30/Absecon Boulevard for 6.0 miles. After entering Atlantic City, Absecon Boulevard becomes Martin Luther King Boulevard. After 1.1 miles, Martin Luther King Boulevard will bear Right onto Delaware Avenue. Continue for 0.3 miles and turn Left onto Atlantic Avenue. After 0.4 miles, turn Right onto S. Vermont Avenue and after ½ block turn Right into Parking Area. DIRECTIONS FROM NEAREST HIGHWAY: From the intersection of Route 30 and Route 9 in Absecon, continue East on Route 30/Absecon Boulevard for 6.0 miles. After entering Atlantic City, Absecon Boulevard becomes Martin Luther King Boulevard. After 1.1 miles, Martin Luther King Boulevard will bear Right onto Delaware Avenue. Continue for 0.3 miles and turn Left onto Atlantic Avenue. After 0.4 miles, turn Right onto South Vermont Avenue and after « block turn Right into Parking Area. Map
New Jersey Transit Bus Lines No. 505 Atlantic City/Margate/Longport stops at Atlantic & Vermont Avenues. Walk 1 block on Atlantic Avenue. It also stops at Atlantic & North Carolina Avenues and Atlantic & South Carolina Avenues. New Jersey Transit Bus Lines No. 504 Bungalow Park/Chelsea Heights/Ventnor Plaza stops at Grammercy & Rhode Island Avenues and Madison & Rhode Island Avenues.
New Jersey Transit Bus Lines No. 501 Atlantic City/Brigantine Beach stops at Atlantic & North Carolina Avenues and Atlantic & South Carolina Avenues. New Jersey Transit Bus Lines No. 502 Atlantic City/Hamilton Mall/ACCC stops at Atlantic & South Carolina Avenues and Atlantic & Tennessee Avenues. New Jersey Transit Bus Lines No. 507 Atlantic City/Ocean City stops at Atlantic & South Carolina Avenues. New Jersey Transit Bus Lines No. 508 Atlantic City/Stockton College/Hamilton Mall stops at Atlantic & South Carolina Avenues and Atlantic & Tennessee Avenues. New Jersey Transit Bus Lines No. 509 Atlantic City/Somers Point/Ocean City stops at Atlantic & South Carolina Avenues and Atlantic & Tennessee Avenues. New Jersey Transit Bus Lines No. 554 Lindenwold Patco/Atlantic City stops at Atlantic & South Carolina Avenues. All walking distances are less than 1 mile.
| |  The tallest lighthouse in New Jersey and the 3rd tallest in the United States, Absecon Lighthouse not only offers a breathtaking view of Atlantic City, but also a unique look into the maritime history of this bustling metropolis. With features such as a keeper’s cottage and restored tower, an oil house exhibit, and outdoor exhibits, a visit to the lighthouse is rewarding any time of year. Visit the website listed above for information about family programs and school trips.
In the spring and fall, climbing the lighthouse is a good way to orient oneself along the Atlantic flyway and grasp the vast distances traveled by the migratory shorebirds and sea ducks passing in the distance.
American Robins and Song sparrows forage on the open lawn. Herring, Ring-billed, and Great Black-backed Gulls are conspicuous, and occasional flocks of Bonaparte’s Gull may be spotted over the ocean.
Flocks of Gannet and ducks break the distant horizon. Laughing Gulls and Common Terns begin to return. Yellow-rumped and Palm Warblers move through shrubs.
Tree Swallows, Purple Martins, and Chimney Swifts hunt over the suburban landscape. An occasional Black-crowned Night-Heron may cruise by at dusk. Fishing is good in the inlet, especially on the incoming tide. Summer Flounder, Bluefish, and Black Sea Bass can be caught from the nearby jetties.
Scan towers and tall buildings for Peregrine Falcon. Sea ducks, gulls and Gannets move in South-bound flocks over the ocean. Monarch butterflies pass through the area in September and October.
Live video feed allows handicapped visitors to see the view from the top of the lighthouse.
Absecon Lighthouse has stood in its original location for over 150 years. For more fun facts visit http://www.abseconlighthouse.org/
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