Artwork · New Jersey
Current
Current is an artwork in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Seward Hill stands 289 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Spiral Field, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
How to reach it
Coordinates40.47918, -74.43693
- 7.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 26 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 28 mi
- South Overlook · 28 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Spiral Field: 0.1 mi
- Rising: 0.3 mi
- Brick Dome: 0.5 mi
- The Four Arts: 0.5 mi
- The Miraculating Machine in the Garden: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Recreation Park: 0.3 mi
- Pittman Park: 0.5 mi
- Baker Park: 0.9 mi
- Elmer B Boyd Park: 0.9 mi
- Donaldson Park: 1.0 mi
Gardens
- Resurrection Garden: 0.7 mi
- Rutgers Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 1.3 mi
- North Brunswick Butterfly Garden: 3.8 mi
- South River Community Garden: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
- Colonel John Neilson: 1.0 mi
- Saint Peter the Apostle R.C. Church: 1.4 mi
- Gray Terrace: 1.5 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 1.6 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Joyce Kilmer House: 1.1 mi
- Rutgers Geology Museum: 1.4 mi
- Zimmerli Art Museum: 1.5 mi
- Metlar-Bodine House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Sayreville Historical Society: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Tices Lane Park: 2.3 mi
- Country Lane Park: 2.8 mi
- Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Six Mile Run Reservoir Site: 5.0 mi
- Frost Woods Park: 5.3 mi
Attractions
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 3.2 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 3.6 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 4.1 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 4.4 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 48
- Bunker Hill: 7.1 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 9.3 mi
- First Watchung Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Beacon Hill: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 29
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 9.2 mi
- Paul's Beach: 9.6 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 10.2 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 10.7 mi
- Seidler Beach: 10.7 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Grove 1: 0.8 mi
- Grove 2: 0.8 mi
- Open Grove: 0.9 mi
- Grove 3A: 0.9 mi
- Grove 3B: 1.0 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 10.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 10.6 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 11.3 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 22.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.9 mi
- North Tower: 24.4 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 24.4 mi
- Power House: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Buttermilk Falls: 9.7 mi
- Seele: 13.1 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 20.3 mi
- Hobble Falls: 20.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Raritan Landing: 2.7 mi
- Barber: 10.0 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Hawk Hill: 19.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Current. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seward Hill | NNW 330° | 289 m | 24.7 mi |
| Hell Mountain | NW 307° | 288 m | 24.1 mi |
| Long Hill | NNW 329° | 259 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cushetunk Mountain | WNW 292° | 254 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mine Mountain | NNW 332° | 251 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Paul | NNW 331° | 245 m | 22.7 mi |
| Blueberry Ridge | NNW 343° | 243 m | 23.6 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NNW 346° | 229 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Brunswick 3 SE, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4424550966
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- Middlesex County · 3 mi
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- Somerset · 3 mi
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