Sandy Hook New Jersey
by Gary Keesler
Title
Sandy Hook New Jersey
Artist
Gary Keesler
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art Photography
Description
Sandy Hook is a barrier spit in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, with an awesome view of Manhattan New York City skyline, the most densely populated of the five boroughs.
The barrier spit, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) in length and varying from 0.1 to 1.0 mile (0.16 to 1.61 km) wide, is located at the north end of the Jersey Shore.
It encloses the southern entrance of Lower New York Bay south of New York City, protecting it from the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
The Dutch called the area "Sant Hoek", with the English "Hook" deriving from the Dutch "Hoek" (corner, angle), meaning "spit of land".
Most of Sandy Hook is currently owned and managed by the National Park Service as the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Geologically, Sandy Hook is a large sand spit or barrier spit, the extension of a barrier peninsula along the coast of New Jersey, separated from the mainland by the estuary of the Shrewsbury River.
On its western side, the peninsula encloses Sandy Hook Bay, a triangular arm of Raritan Bay.
The 1,665-acre (6.74 km2) peninsula was discovered by Henry Hudson, and, historically, Sandy Hook has been a convenient anchorage for ships before proceeding into Upper New York Harbor.
Sandy Hook is part of Middletown Township, although not contiguous with the rest of the Township. Because the peninsula is a federal reservation, this technicality is essentially moot and community of Highlands overlooks the southern part of the hook.
The defunct U.S. Army post Fort Hancock at the north end of the peninsula is open to the public. The Sandy Hook Proving Ground was used by for many years—beginning after the Civil War until 1919, when the facility was moved to Aberdeen, Maryland and was later the site of a Nike missile defense installation.
The Sandy Hook Nike station is one of a very few stations that are still intact. Almost all of the fort's gun batteries are off limits to the public due to their hazardous condition.
The exceptions to this are Battery Potter and Battery Gunnison. Battery Potter is open frequently for tours on the weekends, as well as Battery Gunnison which is being restored by volunteers and has two M-1900 six-inch (152 mm) cannon installed; the weapons were placed there in 1976.
Guided tours show visitors a Nike missile, the missile firing platforms, and a radar station with 1960s-era computers.
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Comments (3)
Bob and Nadine Johnston
Congratulations on your Feature in All SEASONS Landscapes your Art was chosen out of 275 Submitted today. Really enjoy featuring an image like yours.
Gary Keesler replied:
Thank you Bob & Nadine, your views & comments are highly valued and thanks for the group feature.. :-)
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Gary Keesler replied:
Thank you John, your views & comments are highly valued and thanks for the feature on your group.. :-)
Eric Geschwindner
Looks great Gary. Nice shot.
Gary Keesler replied:
Thank you Eric, your views & comments are highly valued and thanks for going with me on this trip to Sandy Hook, it was awesome buddy,,,, and,,, I won't forget about the TWO Fish that got away... :-)
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