Sunset Beach (New Jersey)

Coordinates: 38°56′40″N 74°58′14″W / 38.9444°N 74.9705°W

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Sunset Beach is a beach located on the Cape May Peninsula, in Lower Township, New Jersey,^[1] near Cape May Point, along the Delaware Bay, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a local tourist attraction due in part to its proximity to the SS Atlantus, also known as the Concrete Ship, and the Cape May Lighthouse.

Attractions

Sunset Beach is known for a flag raising-lowering ceremony, which is held daily from Memorial Day weekend through August, and on Saturdays in September. All the flags flown in the ceremony are flags from the caskets of veterans. The ceremony has been taking place on Sunset beach since 1973.^[2] Other attractions include Cape May diamonds, clear quartz crystals that can be easily found along the beach's length; the SS Atlantus, a partially submerged concrete ship; summer fireworks.

Ecology

Many whales are seen from May to December, while migratory birds are seen in the spring and fall.^[3]^[4] Monarch butterflies use Sunset Beach as a migratory stopover on their way to Mexico from Canada.^[5]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sunset Beach (New Jersey).

^ Martucci, Joe (2018-05-31). "Lower Township and Cape May Point: On The Road". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
^ Graham, Kristen (May 27, 2008). "Time for Taps". Philly.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
^ Donvito, Tina. "14 Beaches That Are Better in the Fall". Reader's Digest. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
^ "The 9 best beaches in New Jersey". LoneyPlanet. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
^ Stopyra, Diane. "Why Cape May's monarch butterfly migration population varies so much". WHYY. Retrieved October 9, 2017.

v t e Lower Township, New Jersey
Settlements	Cold Spring Diamond Beach Erma Miami Beach North Cape May (independent until 1945) Rio Grande (part) South Cape May (independent until 1945) Villas
Schools	Lower Township SD Lower Cape May Regional SD Lower Cape May Regional HS
NRHP listings	Battery 223 Cape May Lighthouse Owen Coachman House Cold Spring Grange Hall Cold Spring Presbyterian Church Fire Control Tower No. 23 Fishing Creek Schoolhouse George Hildreth House Naval Air Station Wildwood Octagonal Poultry House Jonathan Pyne House Rio Grande station
Other	Cape May Airport Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum Cape May–Lewes Ferry Cape May Point State Park (parts) Cape May Winery & Vineyard Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery Historic Cold Spring Village Sunset Beach Turdo Vineyards & Winery
This list is incomplete. Some areas considered to be Rio Grande are in Lower Township though the census-designated place (CDP) itself is in Middle Township. Cape Christian Academy formerly had campuses in Lower Township. St. Raymond Catholic School merged into Our Lady Star of the Sea in Cape May which merged into what became Wildwood Catholic Academy.

38°56′40″N 74°58′14″W / 38.9444°N 74.9705°W / 38.9444; -74.9705

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