Artwork · New Jersey
Education Is an Open Book
Education Is an Open Book is an artwork in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Mount Freedom stands 341 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Don Quixote with a Flower, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1987
How to reach it
Coordinates40.52284, -74.43697
- 7.7 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 23.1 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 27.3 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 27 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 29 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 29 mi
- South Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Don Quixote with a Flower: 0.0 mi
- Calligraph KC III: 0.1 mi
- Zhu's Helper: 0.2 mi
- Finding a Way in This World: 0.3 mi
- Chichen Itza Blue: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Rutgers Ecological Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Redbud Park: 0.5 mi
- Baird Field: 0.6 mi
- Ambrose Doty County Park: 1.0 mi
- Johnson Park: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Metlar-Bodine House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Zimmerli Art Museum: 1.6 mi
- Rutgers Geology Museum: 1.7 mi
- Joyce Kilmer House: 2.2 mi
- Abraham Staats House: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
- Mason Gross Memorial: 1.6 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Highland Park Doughboy: 1.7 mi
- Gray Terrace: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 2.2 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 2.8 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 5.4 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 5.6 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 5.8 mi
Gardens
- Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 2.3 mi
- Resurrection Garden: 2.4 mi
- Rutgers Gardens: 3.5 mi
- South River Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Tices Lane Park: 5.1 mi
- Six Mile Run Reservoir Site: 5.5 mi
- Country Lane Park: 5.7 mi
- Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve: 5.8 mi
Peaks
- First Watchung Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Bunker Hill: 8.8 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Long Hill: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 28
- Paul's Beach: 10.4 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 10.5 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 10.7 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 11.0 mi
- Krogh Beach: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Grove 1: 2.3 mi
- Grove 2: 2.4 mi
- Open Grove: 2.5 mi
- Grove 4: 2.5 mi
- Grove 3A: 2.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Buttermilk Falls: 7.7 mi
- Seele: 10.1 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 17.5 mi
- Hobble Falls: 17.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 9.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 9.4 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 14.2 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Raritan Landing: 1.5 mi
- Barber: 9.4 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 11.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Hawk Hill: 16.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Education Is an Open Book. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Freedom | NNW 341° | 341 m | 23.1 mi |
| Calais Mountain | NNW 339° | 334 m | 22.2 mi |
| Fox Hill | NW 307° | 314 m | 24.2 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | N 353° | 295.7 m | 22.7 mi |
| Seward Hill | NW 326° | 289 m | 22.1 mi |
| Hell Mountain | WNW 301° | 288 m | 22.4 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NNW 328° | 287 m | 24.4 mi |
| Union Hill | N 349° | 277 m | 23.4 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4425328919
Day trips start here
- Highland Park · 2 mi
- New Brunswick · 2 mi
- Piscataway · 3 mi
- Somerset · 3 mi
- Edison · 5 mi
- North Brunswick · 5 mi
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