Is Atlantic City In New Jersey
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Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city has a population of 39,558. There were 274,549 people living in the Atlantic City–Hammonton metropolitan statistical area.
Atlantic City officially became a city in 1854. The new city contained portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township.
The three routes into Atlantic City are the Black Horse Pike/Harding Highway (US 322/40), White Horse Pike (US 30) and the Atlantic City Expressway. Atlantic City is roughly 120 miles south of New York City by road, 62 miles southeast of Philadelphia, and borders Absecon, Brigantine, Pleasantville, Ventnor and West Atlantic City (part of Egg Harbor Township).
What County Is Atlantic City In New Jersey
Tornado activity: Atlantic City-area historical tornado activity is below New Jersey state average.It is 60% smaller than the overall U.S. On 7/21/1983, a category F3 (max. Wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.7 miles away from the Atlantic City city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages. On 11/4/1970, a category F2 (max. Wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 0.7 miles. Today Tuesday, 2 nd of March of 2021, the sun rose in Atlantic City at 6:27 am and sunset was at 5:52 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first low tide was at 3:20 am and the next low tide at 3:44 pm. The first high tide was at 9:26 am and the next high tide will be at 9:58 pm. Atlantic City draws tourists by the car- and bus-load, topping more than 20 million visitors per year! Stroll along the famous Boardwalk with its numerous amusements and eateries or visit the historic Absecon Lighthouse and the new Wheel at Steel Pier. Several championship golf courses are within a 30 minute drive to attract golf enthusiasts.