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The Navesink Highlands, which stretch west to east along the south shore of Raritan Bay (part of New York Bay), lie entirely within the boundaries of Monmouth County.A thin barrier spit known as Sandy Hook fronts the ocean side of the Navesink Highlands, separated from the base of the most seaward hills by the narrow tidal channel of the Shrewsbury River.
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 ...
Richard Hartshorne (/ ˈ h ɑːr t s h ɔːr n /; 1641 – May 22, 1722) was a Quaker settler and politician who was instrumental in the English settlement of the Navesink Highlands and Sandy Hook in New Jersey. [1] Hartshorne, who farmed nearly 2,400 acres in modern day Middletown and Atlantic Highlands, would also serve in the provincial ...
The Navesink, or Navisink, (or Nave Sinck) [1] were a group of Lenape who inhabited the Raritan Bayshore near Sandy Hook and Mount Mitchill in eastern New Jersey in the United States. Their territory included the peninsula, as well as the highlands south of it, where they lived along its cliffs and creeks.
Navesink during the winter. Navesink is in northeastern Monmouth County, in the eastern part of Middletown Township. It is bordered to the north by the borough of Atlantic Highlands. New Jersey Route 36 runs close to the northern border of the community, leading east 2 miles (3 km) to the borough of Highlands and west 10 miles (16 km) to Keyport.
RED BANK - Residents and visitors are strongly advised against going into the Navesink River or eating any shellfish or finfish from the river, according to an alert by the borough.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Monmouth County, New Jersey.Latitude and longitude coordinates of the sites listed on this page may be displayed in an online map.
The Shrewsbury River is a short stream and navigable estuary.The stream is approximately 8 mi (13 km) long and is located in Monmouth County in Central New Jersey. [1]It extends east-northeast from its head of navigation at Oceanport to its confluence with the Navesink River estuary, then entering 1 mi (1.6 km) north in a narrow channel to Sandy Hook Bay at Highlands. [2]