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Torch Bearers

Torch Bearers from directly overhead

Torch Bearers is an artwork in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Sheep Hill stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is SS Stevens Memorial Anchor, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
THE TORCH BEARERS PRESENTED BY THE SCULPTOR ANNA HYATT HUNTINGTON TO STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1964
Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.74462, -74.02479
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
  • American Spread Wing Eagle: 0.0 mi
  • Structural Steel Teaching Aid: 0.2 mi
  • Francis Albert Sinatra: 0.2 mi
  • Soldier's Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Relationships: 0.8 mi
Parks
Beaches
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
Peaks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 15
  • Palisades: 1.0 mi
  • Palisades: 1.7 mi
  • Palisades: 4.8 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 7.6 mi
  • Palisades: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • The Loch: 4.9 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 13.8 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 14.0 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Torch Bearers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheep HillWNW 301°276 m23.3 mi
High MountainNNW 330°268 m18.1 mi
Turkey MountainNW 308°268 m23.1 mi
Waughaw MountainNW 309°263 m22.2 mi
Beech MountainNNW 328°260 m19.1 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 329°230 m17.8 mi
LeGrande HillNNW 328°219 m23.2 mi
Mount NeboNNE 14°208 m21.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:32
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1815:4916:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546372787669584839
Precip in3.63.24.34.14.04.54.64.64.34.43.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/777625683

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