The Awakening
The Awakening is an artwork in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Fox Hill stands 314 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Michael's Farm Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 8 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 10 mi
- South Overlook · 10 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint Michael's Farm Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Elks Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Mount Rose Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Mount Rose Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Hopewell Museum: 0.6 mi
- Morven Museum: 5.2 mi
- Dirck Gulick House: 5.6 mi
- Historical Society Of Princeton: 5.8 mi
- The Sarnoff Collection: 7.9 mi
- John Hart Monument: 0.7 mi
- Heritage Tour - 19: 5.0 mi
- Princeton Battle Monument: 5.2 mi
- Iconic Colonade: 5.3 mi
- Amwell Church: 6.6 mi
- Inverness Neighborhood Park: 2.7 mi
- Bessie Grover Park: 3.0 mi
- Hobler Park: 3.2 mi
- Mercer Meadows County Park - Rosedale Park District: 3.7 mi
- Old Mill Road County Park: 3.7 mi
- Albert Einstein: 5.2 mi
- Einstein Statue: 5.3 mi
- Oval with Points: 5.5 mi
- Remembrance: 5.5 mi
- Cherry Grove Farm Store Cheese Wedge Sign: 5.6 mi
- Fuld Hall: 5.7 mi
- Pond dialogue: 5.8 mi
- Stony Brook Swinging Bridge: 6.3 mi
- Lake Ceva Pavilion: 7.8 mi
- Nelson House: 8.5 mi
- Mount Rose: 2.0 mi
- Pheasant Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pennington Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Rocky Hill: 4.9 mi
- Sourland Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Prospect Gardens: 5.7 mi
- Birch Garden: 5.7 mi
- Herrontown Woods Arboretum: 5.9 mi
- Plainsboro community gardens: 8.6 mi
- Fairgrounds Gardens: 10.3 mi
- Alumni Grove: 8.0 mi
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 8.9 mi
- Student Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Washington's Rock: 10.2 mi
- Old Quarry: 10.2 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 17.3 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 18.4 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 24.7 mi
- Gold Run: 9.6 mi
- High Falls: 14.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 17.3 mi
- High Falls: 23.2 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 14.6 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 15.7 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 15.7 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Raritan Landing: 17.7 mi
- Kerr Spring: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Awakening. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Hill | N 354° | 314 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Kipp | NNW 337° | 289 m | 23.1 mi |
| Musconetcong Mountain | NW 325° | 289 m | 23.3 mi |
| Hell Mountain | N 353° | 288 m | 21.3 mi |
| Cushetunk Mountain | NNW 346° | 254 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mine Mountain | NNE 18° | 251 m | 24.6 mi |
| Coffman Hill | WNW 299° | 249 m | 24.1 mi |
| Gravel Hill | NW 305° | 243 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wertsville 4 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13429812206
Day trips start here
- Montgomery Township · 5 mi
- Princeton · 6 mi
- Belle Mead · 8 mi
- Mercer County · 8 mi
- Titusville · 8 mi
- Ewing · 9 mi
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