Aerial photograph of the Sandy Hook barrier spit curling north into Lower New York Bay, ocean on the right, bay on the left, the Manhattan skyline faint on the horizon, 2026

Sandy Hook from the air, 2026

2026-06-25

Sandy Hook peninsula (approx)

The barrier spit curling north into Lower New York Bay, the Atlantic on the right and the bay on the left — the same growing arm of sand the 1609 log and every chart since has tried to fix in place. Faint on the horizon, the Manhattan skyline.

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Title: Sandy Hook from the air, 2026
Date: 2026-06-25
Source: Aerial photograph by Above the Hook · 2026.
Contributor: Above the Hook
Rights: Free to use with credit to Above the Hook (CC BY 4.0).
Slug: sandy-hook-spit-2026

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Sandy Hook from the air, 2026 (2026-06-25). Aerial photograph by Above the Hook · 2026. The Highlands History Project, https://history.abovethehook.com/archive/sandy-hook-spit-2026/.