Jersey Shore · NJ
Beach Haven
The Queen City of Long Beach Island, where the 1916 shark attacks began.
- Population
- 1,027 (2020 census)
- Founded
- 1873
- Incorporated
- November 11, 1890
Then
- 1873
Beach Haven is founded as a resort for wealthy Philadelphians.
- 1890
The borough incorporates.
- 1916
On July 1, Charles Vansant is killed by a shark off Engleside Avenue, the first of the Jersey Shore attacks that later inspire Jaws.
- 1950
The Surflight Theatre opens.
Now
Beach Haven has Fantasy Island amusement park, a waterpark and the New Jersey Maritime Museum. The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge has a learning center on the beach.
Great Bay, Little Egg Harbor and the Mullica River lie behind the island.
10 tide stations around Beach Haven
- Beach Haven Coast Guard Station1.0 mi
- Little Sheepshead Creek4.8 mi
- Tuckerton Creek entrance4.9 mi
- Tuckerton, Tuckerton Creek6.0 mi
- Graveling Point7.8 mi
- New Gretna, Bass River10.8 mi
- Chestnut Neck Boat Yard11.7 mi
- Wading River (town), Wading River14.1 mi
- Green Bank18.8 mi
- Sweetwater, Mullica River Marina21.7 mi