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Great Beds Light
Great Beds Light is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Great Beds Light
Great Beds Light
Location in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Location Raritan Bay, South Amboy, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°29′12″N 74°15′12″W / 40.48667°N 74.25333°W / 40.48667; -74.25333
Year first constructed 1880
Year first lit 1880
Automated 1945
Foundation Caisson
Construction Cast iron
Tower shape White conical tower on black conical pier with black lantern
Height 61 feet (19 m)
Original lens Fourth order Fresnel 1880
Range 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi)
Characteristic Flashing red, 6 s

Great Beds Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Raritan Bay in South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Over the years the lighthouse has become the symbol for the city of South Amboy. It was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Perth Amboy waterfront Raritan Bay
Perth Amboy waterfront with view to lighthouse

Lighthouses of Raritan Bay

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