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Virgin Mary Statue

Virgin Mary Statue from directly overhead

Virgin Mary Statue is an artwork in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Green Pond Mountain stands 393 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Purple Heart Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
concrete
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.70211, -74.40541
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Purple Heart Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • New Providence 9/11/01 Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Lake Surprise Boathouse (#11): 1.8 mi
  • Lake Surprise Bathhouse (#12): 1.8 mi
  • Girl Scout Cabin (#10): 1.8 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Jaycees Park: 0.3 mi
  • Centennial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lions Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lincoln Field: 0.5 mi
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Reeves-Reed Arboretum: 3.4 mi
  • Butterrfly Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Habitat: 4.0 mi
  • Millburn Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 5.6 mi
Attractions
  • Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 7.5 mi
  • African Adventure: 7.9 mi
  • Amazing Asia: 7.9 mi
  • Australian Outback: 8.0 mi
  • Prairie Dog: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 41
Picnic sites: 33
  • Evergreen Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Oak Grove Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Sky Top Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Primrose Preserve: 6.8 mi
  • Mendham Overlook Area: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 15
Cliffs: 11
  • Hawk Hill: 5.8 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 15.0 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 15.0 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 15.1 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 14.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Virgin Mary Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green Pond MountainNNW 339°393 m19.7 mi
Mount ArlingtonNW 322°371 m18.8 mi
Mase MountainNNW 332°359 m19.8 mi
Cobb HillN 351°358 m20.0 mi
Mount ArlingtonNW 324°344 m19.2 mi
Mount FreedomNW 317°341 m13.1 mi
Fugawe RidgeN 358°335 m18.6 mi
Calais MountainNW 312°334 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2719:5220:33
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:1915:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313240526171767467554536
Precip in3.53.04.24.04.04.84.74.94.64.63.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canoe Brook, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11533123392

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