Artwork · New Jersey
Peace on Earth
Peace on Earth is an artwork in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Cushetunk Mountain stands 254 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is East Brunswick Municipal Pond, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
- Inscription
- May Peace Previal On Earth
How to reach it
Coordinates40.41806, -74.41934
- 8.8 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 16.0 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 25 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 28 mi
- South Overlook · 28 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- East Brunswick Municipal Pond: 0.0 mi
- 1818 Remembrance: 0.0 mi
- Broken Down Truck Monument: 2.0 mi
- Bobov cemetery NJ: 4.3 mi
- George Diffin Park: 4.4 mi
Parks
- Veterans Park: 0.0 mi
- Butterfly Park/Great Oak Park: 0.9 mi
- Great Oak Park: 1.0 mi
- Heavenly Farms Park: 1.5 mi
- Country Lane Park: 1.7 mi
Gardens
- East Brunswick Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- South River Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- North Brunswick Butterfly Garden: 3.7 mi
- Rutgers Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Venue Community Garden: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Frost Woods Park: 1.3 mi
- Country Lane Park: 1.8 mi
- Tices Lane Park: 2.3 mi
- Keystone Park: 3.1 mi
- Mannino Park: 4.2 mi
Artworks
- Schuchardt's Holiday House: 2.4 mi
- Rising: 4.3 mi
- Current: 4.3 mi
- Spiral Field: 4.4 mi
- The Four Arts: 4.7 mi
Museums
- East Brunswick Museum: 2.9 mi
- Sayreville Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Joyce Kilmer House: 5.4 mi
- Rutgers Geology Museum: 5.8 mi
- Zimmerli Art Museum: 5.8 mi
Attractions
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 4.8 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 5.0 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 5.2 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 6.8 mi
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 7.3 mi
Peaks: 35
- Bunker Hill: 7.3 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Beacon Hill: 10.7 mi
- Disbrows Hill: 12.0 mi
- Crawford Hill: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 28
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 8.0 mi
- Paul's Beach: 9.2 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 9.6 mi
- Seidler Beach: 10.0 mi
- Seidler's Beach: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
- Grove 3B: 4.9 mi
- Grove 3A: 4.9 mi
- Open Grove: 4.9 mi
- Grove 2: 4.9 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 7.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 12.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 12.7 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 20.0 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 20.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 22.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.2 mi
- North Tower: 22.9 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 22.9 mi
- Power House: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Buttermilk Falls: 13.7 mi
- Seele: 17.2 mi
- Gold Run: 23.5 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 24.0 mi
- Hobble Falls: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Raritan Landing: 6.9 mi
- Barber: 11.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Hawk Hill: 23.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peace on Earth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cushetunk Mountain | WNW 301° | 254 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mine Mountain | NNW 335° | 251 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Kemble | NNW 348° | 215 m | 24.7 mi |
| Blachleys Hill | NNW 344° | 204 m | 24.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | WNW 295° | 186 m | 24.6 mi |
| Sourland Mountain | WNW 282° | 171 m | 16.5 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | NNW 332° | 168 m | 14.5 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | WSW 256° | 146 m | 24.6 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 | 15:52 | 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/9703756108
Day trips start here
- East Brunswick · 1 mi
- Middlesex County · 2 mi
- North Brunswick · 4 mi
- New Brunswick · 5 mi
- Highland Park · 6 mi
- Old Bridge · 6 mi
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