East Jersey Olde Towne Village
East Jersey Olde Towne Village is an attraction in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Mount Freedom stands 341 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
open air museum in Piscataway, New Jersey
Wikidata Q17515140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Middlesex County Office of Culture and Heritage
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 22.4 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 28.2 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 25 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 27 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 27 mi
- South Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Johnson Park: 0.2 mi
- Castleton Park: 0.5 mi
- Guglielmo Marconi Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Consovoy Park: 1.0 mi
- Buccleuch Park: 1.1 mi
- Quaternion II: 0.8 mi
- Quaternion I: 0.8 mi
- Split and Twisted: 1.0 mi
- Life Forms: 1.0 mi
- Reflections: 1.0 mi
- Metlar-Bodine House Museum: 1.1 mi
- Zimmerli Art Museum: 1.9 mi
- Rutgers Geology Museum: 1.9 mi
- Joyce Kilmer House: 2.1 mi
- Abraham Staats House: 3.5 mi
- Mason Gross Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 1.8 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Gray Terrace: 1.8 mi
- Saint Peter the Apostle R.C. Church: 1.9 mi
- Resurrection Garden: 2.6 mi
- Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 3.4 mi
- Rutgers Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Courtyard: 4.7 mi
- Perennial Garden: 5.0 mi
- Six Mile Run Reservoir Site: 3.4 mi
- Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Tices Lane Park: 5.5 mi
- Country Lane Park: 5.9 mi
- First Watchung Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 7.0 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Long Hill: 12.9 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 4.9 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 6.8 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 7.0 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 7.3 mi
- Devil's Tree: 9.8 mi
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 1.8 mi
- Grove 1: 3.0 mi
- Grove 2: 3.1 mi
- Open Grove: 3.2 mi
- Grove 3A: 3.3 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 12.0 mi
- Paul's Beach: 12.2 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 12.7 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 12.7 mi
- Krogh Beach: 13.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 11.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 11.6 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 13.3 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 6.5 mi
- Seele: 11.3 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 19.1 mi
- Hobble Falls: 19.1 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 21.2 mi
- Raritan Landing: 0.8 mi
- Barber: 11.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 12.5 mi
- Hawk Hill: 18.0 mi
- Tulip Springs: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of East Jersey Olde Towne Village. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Freedom | NNW 347° | 341 m | 23.2 mi |
| Calais Mountain | NNW 345° | 334 m | 22.2 mi |
| Fox Hill | NW 311° | 314 m | 22.9 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | N 358° | 295.7 m | 23.2 mi |
| Seward Hill | NNW 331° | 289 m | 21.6 mi |
| Hell Mountain | NW 306° | 288 m | 21.0 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NNW 333° | 287 m | 23.9 mi |
| Union Hill | N 355° | 277 m | 23.7 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/202631567
Day trips start here
- Somerset · 1 mi
- New Brunswick · 2 mi
- Highland Park · 3 mi
- North Brunswick · 4 mi
- Piscataway · 4 mi
- Manville · 6 mi
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