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New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad ALCO Type S-2 Locomotive

New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad ALCO Type S-2 Locomotive from directly overhead

New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad ALCO Type S-2 Locomotive is an attraction in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. High Mountain stands 337 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Maywood Station Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.

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Coordinates40.89636, -74.06597

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Esplanade Park: 0.4 mi
  • Maywood Pool: 0.4 mi
  • Matthews Field: 0.4 mi
  • Riverview Ave Park: 0.7 mi
  • Fred Zigrest Centennial Park: 0.7 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Saint Mother Teresa: 1.8 mi
  • Honor the Brave: 4.6 mi
  • Obra1: 5.2 mi
  • Buccaneer: 5.3 mi
  • Sprite Habitat: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Neil McCarthy Memorial Tennis Courts: 2.0 mi
  • Minit Mart Bus Stop: 2.2 mi
  • Hasbrouck Heights Town Hall Clock: 2.2 mi
  • Boro of Hasbrouck Heights Sign: 2.2 mi
  • Garfield Police Monument: 2.3 mi
Gardens
  • Leonia Library Reading Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Clifton Beautification Committee Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Millridge Community Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 6.7 mi
Beaches
Peaks
Nature reserves
Cliffs
  • Palisades: 6.5 mi
  • Palisades: 7.2 mi
  • Thor: 7.7 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 7.7 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 33
  • Area B: 4.0 mi
  • Area C: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic and Grill: 4.5 mi
  • The Backyard: 5.3 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Great Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 7.6 mi
  • The Loch: 9.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 10.1 mi
  • The Falls: 11.8 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 15.3 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 20.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad ALCO Type S-2 Locomotive. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 327°337 m15.9 mi
Herman HillNNW 335°328 m16.7 mi
Drag HillNNW 332°323 m15.8 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 330°322 m15.6 mi
Twin HillNW 326°304 m14.8 mi
Stag Hill/Houvenkopf MountainNNW 339°282 m15.6 mi
Matty Price HillNNW 330°279 m14.7 mi
Millstone HillNW 321°278 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:08
June solstice05:2519:5120:32
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1815:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536373787669574738
Precip in3.32.84.14.03.94.24.44.24.13.73.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Teterboro AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 09001072OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad ALCO Type S-2 Locomotive #206, reference 09001072, listed 03/19/10.

OpenStreetMap element node/4950158319

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