It was described in 1834 as, Hereford Inlet, Middle t-ship, Cape May co., a passage of between one and two miles wide, between Leaming's and Five Mile beach, through which the sea enters the lagunes and marshes upon the Atlantic coast.
This inlet is a mile wide, and has seven feet of water on its bar.
Jenkins and Leaming's Sounds discharge through it, and Nummy's Island lies directly in front of it.
[4] The Hereford Inlet Light is a historic lighthouse located in North Wildwood, on the southwestern shore of Hereford Inlet at the north end of Five Mile Beach.
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