Must-see beach · Atlantic, New Jersey
Absecon Lighthouse
Absecon Lighthouse is a beach in Atlantic, New Jersey.
Absecon Lighthouse: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Absecon Lighthouse
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Absecon Lighthouse — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 39.36633, -74.41415. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Absecon Lighthouse
- Steel Pier · park · Atlantic · ~1 km · Must-see
- Atlantic City Boardwalk · trek · Atlantic · ~3 km · Must-see
- Chicken Bone Beach · beach · Atlantic · ~3 km · Must-see
- Brigantine Lighthouse · beach · Atlantic · ~5 km · Must-see
- Lucy the Elephant · fort · Atlantic · ~12 km · Must-see
- Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve · sanctuary · Atlantic · ~24 km · Must-see
- Field Loop (Yellow-dot) Trail · trek · Burlington · ~32 km · Must-see
- Beach Haven Historic District · beach · Ocean · ~33 km · Must-see
- Corson's Inlet State Park · sanctuary · Cape May · ~33 km · Must-see
- Pinelands National Reserve · sanctuary · Burlington · ~39 km · Must-see
- Whale Beach;Ludlam Beach · beach · Cape May · ~41 km · Must-see
- Makepeace Lake · lake · Atlantic · ~44 km · Must-see
- Long Beach Island · beach · Ocean · ~44 km · Must-see
- Calvary Baptist Church · church · Cape May · ~44 km · Must-see
- Bass River State Forest · sanctuary · Burlington · ~46 km · Must-see
- Belleplain State Forest · sanctuary · Cape May · ~50 km · Must-see
- Penn State Forest · sanctuary · Burlington · ~53 km · Must-see
- Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Ocean · ~55 km · Must-see
Other beaches & coast near Absecon Lighthouse
- Chicken Bone Beach · beach · Atlantic · ~3 km · Must-see
- Brigantine Lighthouse · beach · Atlantic · ~5 km · Must-see
- Beach Haven Historic District · beach · Ocean · ~33 km · Must-see
- Whale Beach;Ludlam Beach · beach · Cape May · ~41 km · Must-see
- Long Beach Island · beach · Ocean · ~44 km · Must-see
- Little Beach · beach · Ocean · ~58 km · Must-see
- Island Beach State Park · beach · Ocean · ~73 km · Must-see
- Tices Shoal · beach · Ocean · ~73 km · Must-see
- Poverty Beach · beach · Cape May · ~77 km · Must-see
- Cape May Lighthouse · beach · Cape May · ~84 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Absecon Lighthouse safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Absecon Lighthouse yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Absecon Lighthouse?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Absecon Lighthouse?
Nearby: Steel Pier (park, 1 km), Atlantic City Boardwalk (trek, 3 km), Chicken Bone Beach (beach, 3 km), Brigantine Lighthouse (beach, 5 km), Lucy the Elephant (fort, 12 km), Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (sanctuary, 24 km).
Is Absecon Lighthouse worth visiting?
Absecon Lighthouse is listed as a must-see beach in New Jersey on Spotwander.