Raritan Bayshore
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The Raritan Bayshore region of New Jersey
is the area around Raritan Bay
from The Amboys
to Sandy Hook, mostly in Monmouth County
, including the towns from Keyport, New Jersey
, "Pearl of the Bayshore", to Highlands, New Jersey
. At Keansburg
is a traditional amusement park while at Sandy Hook
are found ocean beaches. The Sadowski Parkway beach area in Perth Amboy
, which lies at the mouth of the Raritan River
, was deemed the "Riviera of New Jersey" by local government. In the last years many of the beaches on the Bayshore are have been rediscovered and upgraded as the quality of the water continues to improve.
people (who later become known as the Navesink and Raritan). Four his crew were sent up the Arthur Kill
and to Newark Bay
. Upon their return they were attacked and one of them, John Colman
was fatally shot by arrrow. Taken ashore to be buried, the spot was christened Coleman's Point. The location Keansburg still bears the name.
, New Jersey
to reinvigorate the area's economy by emphasizing the traditional downtowns, dense residential neighborhoods, maritime history, and the natural beauty of the Raritan Bay
coastline, especially along the Route 36 corridor along Sandy Hook Bay.
Municipalities participating in the effort are Aberdeen
, Atlantic Highlands
, Hazlet
, Highlands
, Keansburg
, Keyport
, Matawan
, Middletown
and Union Beach
.
The Plan will be developed in collaboration with Monmouth County and the Region's nine municipalities as well as other stakeholders with an interest in the preservation, growth and redevelopment of the Bayshore area. Representatives from State agencies including the New Jersey Department of Transportation
, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
and the New Jersey Office of Smart Growth will be asked to participate in the effort.
In August 2006 the report was released, and Monmouth County was asked to vote to have the county planning board approve the plan the Bayshore organization has created.
, along the coast of northern New Jersey
in the United States
. It is formed along the south side of Lower New York Bay
by Sandy Hook, a spit of land that protects the bay from the open Atlantic Ocean
. The bay provides a sheltered marina
for pleasure craft, as well as a harbor for the United States Coast Guard
. It is fed by the Shrewsbury River
estuary
. It is bounded on the west side by the Naval Weapons Station Earle
pier.
is a bicycling and hiking trail which runs parallel to the southern
shore of Raritan Bay.
The Bayshore area is mostly flat areas of beach, with the exception of the hills between the Navesink River
and Sandy Hook Bay. Mount Mitchill, a 266 feet (81.1 m) hill in Atlantic Highlands
, is the highest. To the east of Mt. Mitchill are the Twin Lights Lighthouse
of Highlands, with unobstructed views of Sandy Hook and the New York City skyline. Hartshorne Woods Park
is also located in the Monmouth Hills to the south on the banks of the Navesink River.
The Gateway National Recreation Area
Sandy Hook Unit on the barrier peninsula
includes two park sites:
The New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route
and Cheesequake State Park
are also here.
to Manhattan
and Exchange Place (Jersey City) travel across the Lower New York Bay
and enter the harbor at The Narrows
, a trip that take approximately 40 minutes.
SeaStreak
routes connect the towns of Atlantic Highlands
and Highlands
to the East River
at Pier 11 at Wall Street
and East 34th Street Ferry Landing
in Manhattan.
The Belford
ferry slip
is New York Waterway's Raritan Bayshore terminal with service to Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal in Jersey City
and Wall Street
-Pier 11 and West Midtown Ferry Terminal
in New York City
.
From Memorial Day
weekend through Labor Day
weekend, service is also provided to the public beaches in Sandy Hook
a few times each day by SeaStreak
.
North Jersey Coast Line
at South Amboy
, Aberdeen-Matawan
, Hazlet
, and Middletown
.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
is the area around Raritan Bay
Raritan Bay
Raritan Bay is a bay located at the southern portion of Lower New York Bay between the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey and is part of the New York Bight. The bay is bounded on the northwest by New York's Staten Island, on the west by Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on the south by the Raritan...
from The Amboys
The Amboys
The Amboys are a pair of municipalities in Middlesex County, New Jersey, both of which have the word Amboy in their name. The two municipalities are the City of Perth Amboy and the City of South Amboy, located across from each other on the Raritan Bay....
to Sandy Hook, mostly in Monmouth County
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
, including the towns from Keyport, New Jersey
Keyport, New Jersey
Keyport is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,240. Keyport's nickname is the "Pearl of the Bayshore" or the "Gateway to the Bayshore"....
, "Pearl of the Bayshore", to Highlands, New Jersey
Highlands, New Jersey
Highlands is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,005. It is the home town of film maker, director, and comic book writer Kevin Smith. The eastern part of the town is built on a high bluff that overlooks Sandy...
. At Keansburg
Keansburg, New Jersey
Keansburg is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 10,105.Keansburg was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1917, from portions of both Middletown Township and Raritan Township ,...
is a traditional amusement park while at Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook, New Jersey
Sandy Hook is a barrier spit, approximately 6.0 miles in length and varying between 0.10 and 1 miles wide in Middletown Township in Monmouth County, along the Atlantic Ocean coast of eastern New Jersey in the United States. The barrier spit encloses the southern entrance of Lower New York Bay...
are found ocean beaches. The Sadowski Parkway beach area in Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The City of Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 50,814. Perth Amboy is known as the "City by the Bay", referring to Raritan Bay.-Name:The Lenape...
, which lies at the mouth of the Raritan River
Raritan River
The Raritan River is a major river of central New Jersey in the United States. Its watershed drains much of the mountainous area of the central part of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay on the Atlantic Ocean.-Description:...
, was deemed the "Riviera of New Jersey" by local government. In the last years many of the beaches on the Bayshore are have been rediscovered and upgraded as the quality of the water continues to improve.
Henry Hudson and the Half Moon
In September 1609, the Halve Maen, anchored along the shores of the Raritan Bay, and remained for five days to explore the estuary and establish contact with local LenapeLenape
The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the...
people (who later become known as the Navesink and Raritan). Four his crew were sent up the Arthur Kill
Arthur Kill
The Arthur Kill is a tidal strait separating Staten Island, New York from mainland New Jersey, USA, and a major navigational channel of the Port of New York and New Jersey. Kill is from the Middle Dutch word kille, meaning "riverbed" or "water channel"...
and to Newark Bay
Newark Bay
Newark Bay is a tidal bay at the confluence of the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers in northeastern New Jersey. It is home to the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, the largest container shipping facility in Port of New York and New Jersey, 3rd largest and one of busiest in the United States...
. Upon their return they were attacked and one of them, John Colman
John Colman
John Colman was a crew member of the Half Moon under Henry Hudson who was killed by Native Americans by an arrow to his neck on September 6, 1609.-Biography:...
was fatally shot by arrrow. Taken ashore to be buried, the spot was christened Coleman's Point. The location Keansburg still bears the name.
Bayshore Regional Strategic Plan
The Bayshore Regional Strategic Plan is an effort by nine municipalities in northern Monmouth CountyMonmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
to reinvigorate the area's economy by emphasizing the traditional downtowns, dense residential neighborhoods, maritime history, and the natural beauty of the Raritan Bay
Raritan Bay
Raritan Bay is a bay located at the southern portion of Lower New York Bay between the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey and is part of the New York Bight. The bay is bounded on the northwest by New York's Staten Island, on the west by Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on the south by the Raritan...
coastline, especially along the Route 36 corridor along Sandy Hook Bay.
Municipalities participating in the effort are Aberdeen
Aberdeen Township, New Jersey
Aberdeen Township is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 18,210....
, Atlantic Highlands
Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey
Atlantic Highlands is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey in the Bayshore Region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,385...
, Hazlet
Hazlet, New Jersey
Hazlet Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 20,334....
, Highlands
Highlands, New Jersey
Highlands is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,005. It is the home town of film maker, director, and comic book writer Kevin Smith. The eastern part of the town is built on a high bluff that overlooks Sandy...
, Keansburg
Keansburg, New Jersey
Keansburg is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 10,105.Keansburg was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1917, from portions of both Middletown Township and Raritan Township ,...
, Keyport
Keyport, New Jersey
Keyport is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,240. Keyport's nickname is the "Pearl of the Bayshore" or the "Gateway to the Bayshore"....
, Matawan
Matawan, New Jersey
Matawan is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,810. The name "Matawan" comes from a Native American Lenape word....
, Middletown
Middletown Township, New Jersey
Middletown Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 66,522...
and Union Beach
Union Beach, New Jersey
Union Beach is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,245....
.
The Plan will be developed in collaboration with Monmouth County and the Region's nine municipalities as well as other stakeholders with an interest in the preservation, growth and redevelopment of the Bayshore area. Representatives from State agencies including the New Jersey Department of Transportation
New Jersey Department of Transportation
The New Jersey Department of Transportation is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey. It is headed by the Commissioner of Transportation...
, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is a government agency in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is responsible for managing the state's natural resources and addressing issues related to pollution...
and the New Jersey Office of Smart Growth will be asked to participate in the effort.
In August 2006 the report was released, and Monmouth County was asked to vote to have the county planning board approve the plan the Bayshore organization has created.
Sandy Hook Bay
Sandy Hook Bay is a triangular arm of the Raritan BayRaritan Bay
Raritan Bay is a bay located at the southern portion of Lower New York Bay between the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey and is part of the New York Bight. The bay is bounded on the northwest by New York's Staten Island, on the west by Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on the south by the Raritan...
, along the coast of northern New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is formed along the south side of Lower New York Bay
Lower New York Bay
Lower New York Bay is that section of New York Bay south of the Narrows, the relatively narrow strait between the shores of Staten Island and Brooklyn. The southern end of the bay opens directly to the Atlantic Ocean between two spits of land, Sandy Hook, New Jersey, and Rockaway, Queens, on Long...
by Sandy Hook, a spit of land that protects the bay from the open Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. The bay provides a sheltered marina
Marina
A marina is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters....
for pleasure craft, as well as a harbor for the United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
. It is fed by the Shrewsbury River
Shrewsbury River
The Shrewsbury River is a short stream and navigable estuary, approximately 8 mi long, in central New Jersey in the United States....
estuary
Estuary
An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
. It is bounded on the west side by the Naval Weapons Station Earle
Naval Weapons Station Earle
Naval Weapons Station Earle is a United States Navy base in New Jersey. Its distinguishing feature is a 2.9-mile pier in Sandy Hook Bay where ammunition can be loaded and unloaded from warships at a safe distance from land....
pier.
Nature, tourism, and recreation
The Henry Hudson TrailHenry Hudson Trail
The Henry Hudson Trail is a rail trailin New Jersey. The trail is named for Henry Hudson to honor the man who explored...
is a bicycling and hiking trail which runs parallel to the southern
shore of Raritan Bay.
The Bayshore area is mostly flat areas of beach, with the exception of the hills between the Navesink River
Navesink River
The Navesink River is an estuary, approximately 8 mi long in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is surrounded by the communities of Middletown, Red Bank, Fair Haven and Rumson....
and Sandy Hook Bay. Mount Mitchill, a 266 feet (81.1 m) hill in Atlantic Highlands
Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey
Atlantic Highlands is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey in the Bayshore Region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,385...
, is the highest. To the east of Mt. Mitchill are the Twin Lights Lighthouse
Twin Lights Lighthouse
The Navesink Twin Lights is a non-operational lighthouse and museum located in Highlands, New Jersey overlooking Sandy Hook Bay, the entrance to the New York Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. The Twin Lights, as the name implies, are a pair of beacons located above sea level on the headlands of the...
of Highlands, with unobstructed views of Sandy Hook and the New York City skyline. Hartshorne Woods Park
Hartshorne Woods Park
Hartshorne Woods Park is a county park located in Northern Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, in New Jersey's Bayshore Region. The park has of trails, several old military bunkers and a small beach with a fishing pier. It is roughly bordered to the north and west by Navesink Ave and...
is also located in the Monmouth Hills to the south on the banks of the Navesink River.
The Gateway National Recreation Area
Gateway National Recreation Area
Gateway National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Scattered over Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, New York and Monmouth County, New Jersey, it provides recreational opportunities that are rare for a dense urban environment, including ocean...
Sandy Hook Unit on the barrier peninsula
Barrier island
Barrier islands, a coastal landform and a type of barrier system, are relatively narrow strips of sand that parallel the mainland coast. They usually occur in chains, consisting of anything from a few islands to more than a dozen...
includes two park sites:
- Fort HancockFort Hancock, New JerseyFort Hancock is a former United States Army fort at Sandy Hook, located in Middletown Township in Monmouth County, along the Atlantic coast of eastern New Jersey in the United States. This coastal artillery base played an important part in the defense of New York Harbor and played a role in the...
served as part of the harbor's coastal defense system from 1895 until 1974 and contains 100 historic buildings and fortifications. - Sandy Hook contains seven beaches, including Gunnison Beach, a "nude beachNude beachA nude beach is a beach where users are legally at liberty to be nude. Sometimes the terms clothing-optional beach or free beach are used. Nude bathing is one of the most common forms of nudity in public. As beaches are usually on public lands, any member of the public is entitled to use the...
" by custom, as well as salt marshes and a maritime holly forest. Fishing and using hand-launched vessels are popular here.
The New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route
New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route
The New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route extends along New Jersey's Atlantic Ocean shore for nearly 300 miles, from Perth Amboy to Cape May and westward along the Delaware Bay to the Delaware Memorial Bridge...
and Cheesequake State Park
Cheesequake State Park
Cheesequake State Park is a state park located in Old Bridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States.The New Jersey Legislature allocated $100,000 in 1937 to purchase property for this state park. The state first acquired a 250 acre tract of farmland and a Civil War era mansion...
are also here.
Lighthouses
- Chapel Hill Rear Range LightChapel Hill Rear Range LightThe Chapel Hill Rear Range Light is a lighthouse which functioned as the rear light of the now-discontinued Chapel Hill Range.-History:This light was one of three identical lighthouses built along the New York harbor approaches in the 1850s...
, Sandy Hook Bay (deactivated 1957) - Conover BeaconConover BeaconThe Conover Beacon is a lighthouse in Leonardo, New Jersey that functioned as the front light of the now-discontinued Chapel Hill Range.-History:...
, LeonardoLeonardo, New JerseyLeonardo is a census-designated place located within Middletown Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 2,757... - Great Beds Light, South AmboySouth Amboy, New JerseySouth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, on the Raritan Bay. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city population was 7,913.South Amboy, and Perth Amboy across the Raritan River, are collectively referred to as The Amboys...
- Navesink Twin Lights, HighlandsHighlands, New JerseyHighlands is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,005. It is the home town of film maker, director, and comic book writer Kevin Smith. The eastern part of the town is built on a high bluff that overlooks Sandy...
- Sandy Hook LighthouseSandy Hook Lighthouse__notoc__The Sandy Hook Lighthouse, located about one and a half statute miles inland from the tip of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, is the oldest working lighthouse in the United States. It was designed and built in 1764 by Isaac Conro...
, Sandy HookSandy HookSandy Hook is a barrier spit along the Atlantic coast of New JerseySandy Hook may also refer to:-Places:United States* Sandy Hook , a village in the town of Newtown, Connecticut* Sandy Hook, Kentucky, a city in Elliott County...
Ferry service
FerriesFerry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
to Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
and Exchange Place (Jersey City) travel across the Lower New York Bay
Lower New York Bay
Lower New York Bay is that section of New York Bay south of the Narrows, the relatively narrow strait between the shores of Staten Island and Brooklyn. The southern end of the bay opens directly to the Atlantic Ocean between two spits of land, Sandy Hook, New Jersey, and Rockaway, Queens, on Long...
and enter the harbor at The Narrows
The Narrows
The Narrows is the tidal strait separating the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City. It connects the Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay and forms the principal channel by which the Hudson River empties into the Atlantic Ocean...
, a trip that take approximately 40 minutes.
SeaStreak
SeaStreak
SeaStreak is a private ferry system that provides high-speed commuter service between points in Manhattan and the Raritan Bayshore in Monmouth County, New Jersey, as well as special event and sightseeing excursions in New York Harbor.-History:...
routes connect the towns of Atlantic Highlands
Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey
Atlantic Highlands is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey in the Bayshore Region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,385...
and Highlands
Highlands, New Jersey
Highlands is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,005. It is the home town of film maker, director, and comic book writer Kevin Smith. The eastern part of the town is built on a high bluff that overlooks Sandy...
to the East River
East River
The East River is a tidal strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates Long Island from the island of Manhattan and the Bronx on the North American mainland...
at Pier 11 at Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
and East 34th Street Ferry Landing
East 34th Street Ferry Landing
The East 34th Street Ferry Landing provides slips to ferries and excursion boats on the East River in the Port of New York and New Jersey. It is located east of the FDR Drive just north of East 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City...
in Manhattan.
The Belford
Belford, New Jersey
Belford is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Middletown Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 1,768.-Ferry:...
ferry slip
Ferry slip
A ferry slip is a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat or train ferry. A similar structure called a barge slip receives a barge or car float that is used to carry wheeled vehicles across a body of water....
is New York Waterway's Raritan Bayshore terminal with service to Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal in Jersey City
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
and Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
-Pier 11 and West Midtown Ferry Terminal
West Midtown Ferry Terminal
The West Midtown Ferry Terminal is a passenger ferry terminal serving ferries along the Hudson River in New York City and northeastern New Jersey. It is located at Piers 78 and 79 in Hudson River Park adjacent to the West Side Highway at West 39th Street in Midtown Manhattan...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
From Memorial Day
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War...
weekend through Labor Day
Labor Day
Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers.-History:...
weekend, service is also provided to the public beaches in Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook is a barrier spit along the Atlantic coast of New JerseySandy Hook may also refer to:-Places:United States* Sandy Hook , a village in the town of Newtown, Connecticut* Sandy Hook, Kentucky, a city in Elliott County...
a few times each day by SeaStreak
SeaStreak
SeaStreak is a private ferry system that provides high-speed commuter service between points in Manhattan and the Raritan Bayshore in Monmouth County, New Jersey, as well as special event and sightseeing excursions in New York Harbor.-History:...
.
North Jersey Coast Line
The Bayshore is served by the New Jersey TransitNew Jersey Transit rail operations
New Jersey Transit Rail Operations is the rail division of New Jersey Transit. It provides regional rail service in New Jersey, with most service centered around transportation to and from New York City, Hoboken, and Newark...
North Jersey Coast Line
North Jersey Coast Line
The North Jersey Coast Line is a New Jersey Transit commuter rail service operating between New York Penn Station or Hoboken Terminal and Bay Head, New Jersey...
at South Amboy
South Amboy (NJT station)
South Amboy is a station on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line located in South Amboy, New Jersey, United States. The station is 2½ miles east of Perth Amboy station and 5 miles west of Aberdeen-Matawan station. Electric trains from the north started terminating here in 1938, and many...
, Aberdeen-Matawan
Aberdeen-Matawan (NJT station)
Aberdeen-Matawan is a station on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, located in Aberdeen Township and Matawan, New Jersey, United States. The station is 5 miles east of South Amboy and 2 miles west of Hazlet...
, Hazlet
Hazlet (NJT station)
Hazlet is one of 20 New Jersey Transit commuter rail stations on the North Jersey Coast Line and serves 1,052 daily riders. The station is located between Hazlet Avenue and Holmdel-Keyport Road in Hazlet, New Jersey, United States....
, and Middletown
Middletown (NJT station)
Middletown is a passenger railway station on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, located in Middletown Township, New Jersey. Middletown was the twenty-third busiest station in the entire New Jersey Transit rail system and the second busiest station on the North Jersey Coast Line , with an...
.
Bus
- NJT bus 834 travels to the Red BankRed Bank, New Jersey-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,844 people, 5,201 households, and 2,501 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,639.1 people per square mile . There were 5,450 housing units at an average density of 3,055.0 per square mile...
bus termnal along Route 36. - Academy BusAcademy BusAcademy Bus Lines is a bus company in New Jersey providing local bus service in northern New Jersey, line run service to/from New York City from points in central New Jersey, and contract and charter service in the northeastern United States from Boston to Northern Virginia.-Under contract to NJ...
runs regular service in to points in New Jersey and New York City
See also
- Regions of New Jersey
- Jersey ShoreJersey ShoreThe Jersey Shore is a term used to refer to both the Atlantic coast of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the adjacent resort and residential communities. . The New Jersey State Department of Tourism considers the Shore Region, Greater Atlantic City, and the Southern Shore to be distinct, each having...
- Barnegat BayBarnegat BayBarnegat Bay is a small brackish arm of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 30 miles long, along the coast of Ocean County, New Jersey in the United States. It is a long barrier peninsula, as well as by the north end of Long Beach Island...
- Navesink RiverNavesink RiverThe Navesink River is an estuary, approximately 8 mi long in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is surrounded by the communities of Middletown, Red Bank, Fair Haven and Rumson....