Golden Spiral
Golden Spiral is an artwork in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Cushetunk Mountain stands 254 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Trenton State College Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- fiber-reinforced_polymer_and_stainless_steel
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 10.9 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 12.0 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Blue Route
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 5 mi
- South Overlook · 10 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 10 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Trenton State College Park: 0.1 mi
- Armstrong Park: 0.5 mi
- Temple Park: 0.7 mi
- Crestmont Park: 0.8 mi
- John S Watson Park: 1.0 mi
- Lake Ceva Pavilion: 0.1 mi
- House 6: 2.4 mi
- Houe 8: 2.5 mi
- Grounds For Sculpture: 4.0 mi
- Nelson House: 5.0 mi
- The Sarnoff Collection: 0.1 mi
- Trenton City Museum/ Ellarslie Museum: 2.5 mi
- Ellarslie: 2.5 mi
- Meredith Havens Fire Museum: 3.4 mi
- New Jersey State Museum: 3.5 mi
- Building Up: 0.1 mi
- SOLARIAN: 0.2 mi
- TCNJ Topiary: 0.3 mi
- Sumerian Figures #14 & #23: 3.9 mi
- Space of Stone: 4.0 mi
- NJDOT: 1.3 mi
- John A. Roebling: 2.4 mi
- The Swamp Angel: 2.4 mi
- Mercer County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument: 2.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Loveless Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Central Park: 1.8 mi
- Lawrence Nature Center: 2.0 mi
- Woolsey Park: 3.7 mi
- Lower Makefield Open Space: 4.0 mi
- Serenity Garden: 3.0 mi
- Prospect Street Garden: 3.0 mi
- West End Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Capital City Farm: 3.3 mi
- Chestnut Avenue Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Mount Canoe: 5.9 mi
- Pennington Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Baldpate Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 7.1 mi
- Turkey Hill: 7.2 mi
- Alumni Grove: 0.2 mi
- Student Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 4.6 mi
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 5.5 mi
- Shaded Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Old Quarry: 10.0 mi
- Washington's Rock: 10.2 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 20.0 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 20.4 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 10.2 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 10.3 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 15.7 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Gold Run: 2.1 mi
- High Falls: 17.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 24.6 mi
- Kerr Spring: 18.0 mi
- Raritan Landing: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Golden Spiral. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cushetunk Mountain | N 354° | 254 m | 22.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 350° | 186 m | 20.7 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | WNW 293° | 174 m | 18.3 mi |
| Sourland Mountain | NNE 12° | 171 m | 13.8 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | WNW 283° | 158 m | 14.1 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NW 309° | 146 m | 6.4 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | WNW 300° | 143 m | 7.1 mi |
| Solebury Mountain | WNW 293° | 142 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:54 | 16:37 |
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 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trenton-mercer AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6254817043
Day trips start here
- Ewing · 1 mi
- Mercer County · 4 mi
- Trenton · 4 mi
- Yardley · 4 mi
- Washington Crossing Historical Park · 5 mi
- Titusville · 6 mi
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