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Sandy Hook is a barrier spit in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The barrier spit, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) in length and varying from 0.1 to 1.0 mile 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.
Sandy Hook seen from an airplane (looking west) on its approach to JFK International Airport in New York City
Sandy Hook, part of the Gateway National Recreation Area
Sandy Hook as seen from the top of Navesink Twin Lights, Highlands, New Jersey
Sandy Hook Light
Middletown Township, New Jersey
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Middletown Township is a township in northern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township was the state's 20th-most-populous municipality and the largest in the county, with a population of 67,106, an increase of 584 (+0.9%) from the 2010 census count of 66,522, which in turn reflected an increase of 195 residents (0.3%) from its population of 66,327 in the 2000 census, when it was the state's 17th-most-populous municipality.
Christ Church on Kings Highway
Image: Visitor Center, Thompson Park, Lincroft, NJ
Image: Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ Student Life Center
Image: Sandy Hook Lighthouse in 2021