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Lockheed Constellation

Lockheed Constellation from directly overhead

Lockheed Constellation is an attraction in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Taylor Mountain stands 454 m to the north, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Former Lion Enclosure, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1946
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.12949, -74.34307

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Former Lion Enclosure: 0.4 mi
  • Long Pond Ironworks: 2.0 mi
  • The Backyard: 5.4 mi
  • Old Glen Gray Water Tank: 6.6 mi
  • Ruins Of Group Of Stone Houses: 6.9 mi
Peaks
  • Long Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Horse Pond Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Harrison Mountain South Peak: 1.9 mi
  • Monks Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Harrison Mountain: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Browns Point: 1.7 mi
  • town-owned property: 4.1 mi
  • town-owned public land: 4.2 mi
  • Addice Park: 5.9 mi
  • Mountain Lake Park: 6.0 mi
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Pinetum: 5.4 mi
  • Octagonal Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Magnolia Walk: 5.5 mi
  • Azaela Garden: 5.5 mi
Attractions
  • Ringwood Manor: 4.6 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 4.7 mi
  • Roomy Mine: 4.7 mi
  • Blue Mine: 5.0 mi
  • Fairy Tale Forest: 8.4 mi
Artworks
  • Eagles: 5.4 mi
  • Eagles: 5.4 mi
  • Swan Boy: 5.5 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 5.6 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 5.6 mi
Museums: 60
Cliffs: 59
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 9.0 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 9.1 mi
  • Party Wall: 9.1 mi
  • Vulnerability Corner: 9.1 mi
  • Yankee Ramparts: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 55
  • Upper Greenwood Lake Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Wawayanda Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 5: 6.3 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 6: 6.5 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 3: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 11.9 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Mine Hole Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Otter Hole: 5.7 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 5.9 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 12.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Middletown Rest Area: 20.6 mi
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 21.8 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 22.8 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 22.8 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Lockheed Constellation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainN 354°454 m5.5 mi
Wawayanda MountainNW 308°448 m7.6 mi
Bearfort MountainWNW 286°445 m2.6 mi
Warwick MountainN 359°410 m6.7 mi
Bellvale MountainNNE 11°406 m5.2 mi
Buck MountainS 187°378 m4.9 mi
Maple HillNNW 339°373 m5.6 mi
Mount PeterNNE 19°370 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2619:5220:34
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:2015:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/176923174

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