Cape May (New Jersey)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1839 | Fl W 80s. W22. [Unknown period] | USLHE Light List (US): 129 |
| 1849 | Fl W 80s. W17. [Unknown period] | USLHE Light List (US): 139 |
| 1858 | Fl W 80s. W14. | LHB Light List (US): 191 |
| 1860 | Fl W 30s. W19. | LHB Light List (US): 175 |
| 1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 179 | |
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 181 | |
| 1870 | Fl W 30s. W20. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 192 |
| 1878 | Fl W 30s. W19. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 237 |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 239 | |
| 1886 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 265 | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 275 | |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 366 | |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 443 | |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 455 | |
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 491 | |
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 526 | |
| 1915 | Fl W 30s. W19. fl 5. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 667 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 682 | |
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 706 | |
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 751 | |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 946 | |
| 1935 | Fl Y 30s. Y19. fl 6. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1121 |
| 1940 | Fl W 30s. W19. fl 4. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1130 |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1492 | |
| 1945 | ||
| 1946-1947 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1491 | |
| 1950-1952 | Fl W 30s. W19. fl 3. | |
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 635 | |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 689 | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 689 | |
| 1963-1965 | Fl W 15s. W19. fl 0.3. | |
| 1966 | Fl W 15s. W19. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 122 |
| 1969-1972 | ||
| 1973-1979 | Fl W 15s. W24. | |
| 1982 | ||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 945 | |
| 1990-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 155 | |
| 2004 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1839 | 15 Lamps / 15" Refl. | 60 | 80 | North, fixed light; 18 lamps, 16-inch reflectors. | USLHE Light List (US): 129 |
| 1849 | 15 Lamps / 16" Refl. | 68 | 88 | Removed and rebuilt in 1847, 400 yards N.E. from old site. | USLHE Light List (US): 139 |
| 1858 | N/A | 74 | 84 | N/A | LHB Light List (US): 191 |
| 1860 | 1st | 145 | 152 | Removed and rebuilt in 1847, 400 yards N.E. from old site. | LHB Light List (US): 175 |
| 1865 | N/A | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 179 | |||
| 1866 | |||||
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 181 | ||||
| 1870 | A brick tower. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 192 | |||
| 1878 | 159 | 167 | Tower, gray; lantern, red. Two dwellings, painted white. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 237 | |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 239 | ||||
| 1886 | Tower, gray; lantern, red; two white dwellings. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 265 | |||
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 275 | ||||
| 1893 | Tower, gray; lantern, red; two white dwellings, with lead-colored trimmings and green shutters.. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 366 | |||
| 1898 | 1641/2 | Tower, gray; lantern, red; two white dwellings, with lead-colored trimmings and green shutters. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 443 | ||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 455 | ||||
| 1905 | Gray tower; red lantern; two white dwellings, with lead-colored trimmings and green shutters. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 491 | |||
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 526 | ||||
| 1915 | N/A | 170 | 165 | Gray tower; red lantern; two white dwellings. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 667 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 682 | ||||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 706 | ||||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 751 | ||||
| 1931 | 1 iov | Gray tower, red lantern, two white dwellings. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 946 | ||
| 1935 | 1 sv | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1121 | |||
| 1940 | 1 e | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1130 | |||
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1492 | ||||
| 1945 | |||||
| 1946-1947 | White tower, red lantern, two white dwellings. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1491 | |||
| 1950-1952 | Dl e | ||||
| 1953-1955 | N/A | White tower, red lantern, two white dwellings nearby. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 635 | ||
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 689 | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 689 | ||||
| 1963-1965 | |||||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 122 | ||||
| 1969-1970 | N/A | ||||
| 1971-1979 | 170 | ||||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 945 | ||||
| 1990-1994 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 155 | ||||
| 1995-1996 | N/A | Grey tower, red lantern, two white dwellings nearby. | |||
| 2004 | White tower, red cupola, two white dwellings nearby. |
Historical Light List Other Signals
| 1927 | None | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 751 |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 946 | |
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1121 | |
| 1940 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1130 | |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1492 | |
| 1945 | ||
| 1946-1947 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1491 | |
| 1950-1952 | ||
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 635 | |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 689 | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 689 | |
| 1963-1965 | ||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 122 | |
| 1969-1979 | ||
| 1982 | Special Radio Direction Finder Calibration Service (305 and 480 kHz, C3    , Antenna located on light.). |
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| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 945 | |
| 1990-1996 | None | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 155 |
| 2004 |
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1823 - Present (Exact location of current 1859 lighthouse. Locations of original 1823 and 1847 lighthouses are assumed to be close but are now underwater.) |