Sundial
Sundial is an artwork in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Calais Mountain stands 334 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Chair for Looking at Manhattan Island, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A concrete sculpture with a figure on top and a compass surrounding its base, this is the oldest outdoor sculpture at Rutgers University. It was dedicated to the Class of 1927.
What the record says
- Built
- 1927
- Material
- concrete
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 25.5 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 26 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 28 mi
- South Overlook · 28 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chair for Looking at Manhattan Island: 0.0 mi
- Brick Dome: 0.1 mi
- The Miraculating Machine in the Garden: 0.1 mi
- Players: 0.1 mi
- The Four Arts: 0.1 mi
- Resurrection Garden: 0.2 mi
- Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 1.0 mi
- Rutgers Gardens: 1.1 mi
- South River Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- North Brunswick Butterfly Garden: 4.2 mi
- Elmer B Boyd Park: 0.4 mi
- Pittman Park: 0.4 mi
- Monument Square Park: 0.6 mi
- Liberty Square Park: 0.6 mi
- Recreation Park: 0.6 mi
- Colonel John Neilson: 0.6 mi
- Saint Peter the Apostle R.C. Church: 0.9 mi
- Gray Terrace: 1.1 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 1.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Joyce Kilmer House: 0.7 mi
- Rutgers Geology Museum: 1.0 mi
- Zimmerli Art Museum: 1.0 mi
- Metlar-Bodine House Museum: 2.1 mi
- Sayreville Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Tices Lane Park: 2.8 mi
- Country Lane Park: 3.3 mi
- Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Six Mile Run Reservoir Site: 5.0 mi
- Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve: 5.4 mi
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 2.8 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 3.3 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 4.2 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 4.4 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 4.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 7.3 mi
- First Watchung Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Beacon Hill: 13.5 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 9.4 mi
- Paul's Beach: 9.7 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 10.2 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 10.6 mi
- Seidler Beach: 10.8 mi
- Grove 1: 0.4 mi
- Grove 2: 0.5 mi
- Open Grove: 0.6 mi
- Grove 3A: 0.7 mi
- Grove 3B: 0.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 10.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 10.3 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 11.8 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 22.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.9 mi
- North Tower: 24.5 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 24.5 mi
- Power House: 24.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 9.3 mi
- Seele: 12.6 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 19.8 mi
- Hobble Falls: 19.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 23.7 mi
- Raritan Landing: 2.2 mi
- Barber: 9.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 13.7 mi
- Hawk Hill: 18.8 mi
- Tulip Springs: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sundial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calais Mountain | NNW 341° | 334 m | 24.5 mi |
| Seward Hill | NNW 329° | 289 m | 24.2 mi |
| Hell Mountain | NW 306° | 288 m | 23.8 mi |
| Trowbridge Mountain | NNW 348° | 274 m | 24.8 mi |
| Long Hill | NNW 328° | 259 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cushetunk Mountain | WNW 291° | 254 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mine Mountain | NNW 331° | 251 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Paul | NNW 330° | 245 m | 22.2 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4424479746
Day trips start here
- Highland Park · 1 mi
- New Brunswick · 1 mi
- Piscataway · 2 mi
- North Brunswick · 3 mi
- Somerset · 3 mi
- East Brunswick · 4 mi
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