Barnegat is a mainland town in Ocean County, New Jersey that is about 2 miles inland from Barnegat Bay. The township is North of Manahawkin and west of Barnegat Light, the northernmost community on Long Beach Island.
The bay that separates the Northern end of Long Beach Island and Island Beach from mainland New Jersey.
The inlet that enters Barnegat Bay at the Northern end of Long Beach Island. The name is derived from the Dutch language and means "Inlet of the Breakers".
The inlet leading into Little Egg Harbor Bay at the Southern end of Long Beach Island.
An inlet about 10 miles North of Long Beach Island that separated Island Beach and Squan Beach from 1750 to 1815. Named for the many cranberry bogs throughout the area, it provided access to Barnegat Bay near Toms River, New Jersey.
A deep cove on the coast of New Jersey just East of Tuckerton. It served as the launching point for steamships that would ferry guests to Long Beach Island before the coming of the railroad.
The barrier island just North of Long Beach Island.
A string of barrier islands and other safe areas used as a route for ships traveling the East Coast of the United States. The islands and protected coves protect vessels from storms and rough seas.
The bay separating the southern part of Long Beach Island from the New Jersey coastline. Early Dutch explorers found many nests filled with the eggs of seabirds in the area, so the area was called Eyren Haven or Harbor of Eggs, and to this day, Little Egg Harbor and Little Egg Harbor Bay retain the title.
An 18 mile long barrier island that lies off the coast of New Jersey. With Barnegat Inlet to the North and Beach Haven Inlet to the South, It sits about midway between the northernmost and southernmost points of the Jersey coast.
A town on mainland New Jersey. It is opposite the borough of Ship Bottom on Long Beach Island. The causeway that provides automobile access to the island crosses the bay from Manahawkin.
The Northern part of Island Beach.
It was a separate island from 1750 to 1815.
A town on mainland New Jersey about 20 miles North of Manahawkin.
A town two miles inland from Little Egg Harbor Bay across from the southern end of Long Beach Island.