Area of New Jersey Coastline Across from Coney Island (Long Branch: beach, ferry)

[MichaelOrear]

Hello, in NYC Coney Island, you can see a faint outline of the Jersey Coast and at night some light from that area:

Two questions:

1. What area of New Jersey is directly across from the Coney Island area?

2. Can you see Coney Island from that area/ If so, how faint is the outline? Can you see landmarks like the parachute tower or Ferris Wheel?

Thanks

[lammius]

Originally Posted by MichaelOrear

Hello, in NYC Coney Island, you can see a faint outline of the Jersey Coast and at night some light from that area:

Two questions:

1. What area of New Jersey is directly across from the Coney Island area?

2. Can you see Coney Island from that area/ If so, how faint is the outline? Can you see landmarks like the parachute tower or Ferris Wheel?

Thanks

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[HudsonCoNJ]

Wow two Coney Island threads in one week. Maybe it is more popular than I thought

[Airborneguy]

The answer really depends. Coney Island's shorefront affords a very wide-angle view across the Raritan Bay, you're looking at well over 10 miles of NJ and some Staten Island shoreline.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by HudsonCoNJ

Wow two Coney Island threads in one week. Maybe it is more popular than I thought

I know, hilarious. Coney Island is not a place that ever crosses my mind.

But, I can see faint, somewhat tall buildings across the water from the beach in Long Branch. I have looked on a map and at photos, and I am pretty sure it is Rockaway Beach.

[G1..]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

I know, hilarious. Coney Island is not a place that ever crosses my mind.

But, I can see faint, somewhat tall buildings across the water from the beach in Long Branch. I have looked on a map and at photos, and I am pretty sure it is Rockaway Beach.

I bet Joey Chestnut knows for sure!

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by G1..

I bet Joey Chestnut knows for sure!

Had to Google that name. LOL.

But I am pretty good at maps and geography, and I'm sure those buildings are not Coney Island.

[G1..]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

Had to Google that name. LOL.

But I am pretty good at maps and geography, and I'm sure those buildings are not Coney Island.

LOL, I believe you. Just trying to introduce a little levity into the discussion.

[YorktownGal]

I'm not sure what you are seeing,

Well, you can see NYC from Sandy Hook Beach in New Jersey on a clear day. There is a ferry from Atlantic Highlands, NJ (next to Sandy Hook Beach) which goes into lower Manhattan. It passes Coney Island to the east.

[Irish Eyes]

I think from Middletown, Bayshore Waterfront Park? I can't remember if I've seen the parachute jump, or just imagine I can.