At the end of the dock is seen the SeaStreak Passanger Ferry that connects the Jersey Shore with Manhattan. Not a bad way to travel!
From West 35th Street and Pier 11 Wall Street in Manhattan, the Sea Streak will get you to Atlantic Highlands and Highlands, New Jersey in no time at all. The accomodations are like a wide body jet on the sea with video for the Wall Street crowd.
This is the final set of stairs that goes to the walkway around the light of the north light of Twin Lights.
The borough of Sea Bright can be seen below the south tower. It is the strip of land in between the Atlantic Ocean and the bay...
This is the back of the Navesink Lightstation (Twin Lights) with the north tower to the left. Up the ramp is the main entrance to the museum and to the lighthouse stairs.
This is the south tower of Twin Lights Lighthouse, also known as Navesink Lighthouse. Originally used for navigation into New York Harbor in 1828, the lights were rebuilt in1862 due to a deteriorating structure.
Both of the lights at Twin Lights can be seen in this image with the south light in the foreground. Today and commemorative Fresnel light still shines at night in the north tower.
This is a display of the huge fresnel lens that once shined in the south light. It can now be found refurbished for up close inspection in the site's electric generation station.
The Blue Bay Inn is easy to get to from Manhattan by taking the Sea Streak Ferry from East 35th Street or Pier 11 Wall Street – takes about 40 minutes (it also stops in Highlands). Overlooking Sandy Hook Bay, it is a rare boutique hotel offering a great location for a business meeting out of the City or a quick getaway at the shore
One of the sunsets over Sandy Hook Bay from the Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey.