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Middletown North Lion

Middletown North Lion from directly overhead

Middletown North Lion is an artwork in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tindall Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 24 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates40.40255, -74.10020

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tindall Park: 0.1 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Evergreen Park: 1.0 mi
  • Church Street Park: 1.1 mi
  • Chanceville Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Parterre (Rose Garden): 1.7 mi
  • Composting Demo: 1.8 mi
  • Japanese Themed Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Bonsai Display: 1.8 mi
  • Display Garden: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Museums
  • Atlantic Highlands Historica: 3.6 mi
  • Vietnam Era Museum and Education Center: 4.0 mi
  • Holmes Hendrickson House: 4.7 mi
  • Longstreet Farm Vistior Center & Farm Entrance: 5.0 mi
  • Monmouth Museum: 5.6 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 22
  • Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
  • Linden Airport mini-park: 16.4 mi
  • Thompson Grove Park: 16.6 mi
  • Grove 4: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Fallkill Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Seele: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 1
  • Palisades: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Middletown North Lion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Todt HillN 357°125 m13.7 mi
Crawford HillW 261°120 m4.6 mi
Pine HillSW 235°110 m20.2 mi
Telegraph HillW 262°106 m3.8 mi
Beacon HillWSW 254°82 m6.8 mi
Throck Morton HillSSW 202°81 m11.2 mi
Disbrows HillWSW 240°79 m21.7 mi
Cranberry HillSSW 196°74 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2719:5020:31
September equinox06:4518:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541506069757468564638
Precip in4.23.34.33.94.14.34.46.34.34.73.84.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Branch-oakhurst, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10858693722

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