Artwork · New Jersey
Quaternion II
Quaternion II is an artwork in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Mount Freedom stands 341 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Quaternion I, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1992
How to reach it
Coordinates40.52386, -74.46860
- 6.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 23.1 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 26.1 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 28.0 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 26 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 27 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 28 mi
- South Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Quaternion I: 0.0 mi
- Life Forms: 0.3 mi
- Split and Twisted: 0.3 mi
- Signal: 0.4 mi
- Reflections: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Johnson Park: 0.8 mi
- Castle Pointe Park: 1.1 mi
- Perrine Park: 1.2 mi
- Guglielmo Marconi Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Castleton Park: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Metlar-Bodine House Museum: 1.0 mi
- Zimmerli Art Museum: 2.0 mi
- Rutgers Geology Museum: 2.1 mi
- Joyce Kilmer House: 2.4 mi
- Abraham Staats House: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Mason Gross Memorial: 1.9 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Gray Terrace: 2.0 mi
- Saint Peter the Apostle R.C. Church: 2.2 mi
Gardens
- Resurrection Garden: 2.8 mi
- Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 3.4 mi
- Rutgers Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Courtyard: 5.2 mi
- Perennial Garden: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Six Mile Run Reservoir Site: 4.2 mi
- Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Tices Lane Park: 5.8 mi
- Country Lane Park: 6.3 mi
Peaks: 54
- First Watchung Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 7.8 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Long Hill: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 36
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 0.8 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 4.5 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 6.8 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 7.0 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 2.5 mi
- Grove 1: 3.2 mi
- Grove 2: 3.2 mi
- Open Grove: 3.3 mi
- Grove 3A: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 22
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 12.0 mi
- Paul's Beach: 12.0 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 12.3 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 12.6 mi
- Krogh Beach: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Buttermilk Falls: 6.3 mi
- Seele: 10.5 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 18.3 mi
- Hobble Falls: 18.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 11.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 11.0 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 14.1 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 15.7 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Raritan Landing: 0.8 mi
- Barber: 11.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 11.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 24.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Hawk Hill: 17.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Quaternion II. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Freedom | NNW 345° | 341 m | 22.6 mi |
| Calais Mountain | NNW 343° | 334 m | 21.6 mi |
| Fox Hill | NW 309° | 314 m | 22.8 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | N 357° | 295.7 m | 22.5 mi |
| Seward Hill | NNW 329° | 289 m | 21.2 mi |
| Hell Mountain | WNW 303° | 288 m | 21.0 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NNW 332° | 287 m | 23.5 mi |
| Union Hill | N 353° | 277 m | 23.1 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 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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/4425585926
Day trips start here
- Somerset · 2 mi
- Highland Park · 3 mi
- New Brunswick · 3 mi
- Piscataway · 4 mi
- North Brunswick · 5 mi
- Edison · 6 mi
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