Battery Lewis (116)

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Two casemated 16inch guns.

Designed to work in concert with the 16-inch guns at Fort Tilden on Long Island to close the harbor to enemy shipping. The 16-inch coastal defense gun had a range of over 14 miles.

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Coordinates: 40°23'21"N 73°59'20"W

US Naval Weapons Station Earle 9 km
Fort Monmouth Reuse and Redevelopment Area 10 km
NWS Earle Pier Complex/Leonardo Piers 10 km
Fort Hancock Historic Core 11 km
Munition Rail Transport Storage Area 17 km
US Naval Weapons Station Earle - Mainside 22 km
Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) 25 km
Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC), Lakehurst, Aircraft Platform Interface Group 54 km
Naval Air Engineering Station - Lakehurst 54 km
Fort Dix Military Reservation 68 km

Sea Bright, New Jersey 2.3 km
Rumson, New Jersey 3.5 km
Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey 4.2 km
Sandy Hook 5.5 km
Monmouth Beach, New Jersey 6.2 km
Sandy Hook Bay 6.4 km
Fort Hancock Historic Core 8.3 km
Oceanport, New Jersey 8.7 km
Inner Approaches to New York Harbor 14 km
Monmouth County, New Jersey 24 km

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Sea Bright, New Jersey Rumson, New Jersey Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey Sandy Hook Monmouth Beach, New Jersey Sandy Hook Bay Fort Hancock Historic Core Oceanport, New Jersey Inner Approaches to New York Harbor Monmouth County, New Jersey