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Stony Brook Swinging Bridge

Stony Brook Swinging Bridge from directly overhead

Stony Brook Swinging Bridge is an attraction in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Cushetunk Mountain stands 254 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pond dialogue, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.32378, -74.66243

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
Parks
  • Lawrence Circle Park: 0.6 mi
  • Turning Basin Park: 0.7 mi
  • Marquand Park: 1.3 mi
  • Lake Field: 1.4 mi
  • Duck Pond Park: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums
  • Historical Society Of Princeton: 1.1 mi
  • Morven Museum: 1.7 mi
  • Historic Wicoff House Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Museum Building: 6.7 mi
  • Hopewell Museum: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens: 44
  • Birch Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Prospect Gardens: 1.6 mi
  • Plainsboro community gardens: 3.1 mi
  • Herrontown Woods Arboretum: 3.8 mi
  • Fairgrounds Gardens: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 35
Picnic sites: 17
  • Student Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Alumni Grove: 7.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 11.5 mi
  • Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 7
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Old Quarry: 14.8 mi
  • Washington's Rock: 14.9 mi
  • Devil's Tea Table: 23.2 mi
  • lower waterfall ledge: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Kerr Spring: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stony Brook Swinging Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cushetunk MountainNNW 336°254 m20.8 mi
Round MountainNNW 330°186 m19.4 mi
Plumstead HillW 279°174 m23.3 mi
Sourland MountainNNW 341°171 m10.4 mi
Second Watchung MountainNNE 17°168 m20.2 mi
Round TopNNW 346°162 m24.9 mi
Buckingham MountainW 269°158 m20.0 mi
Baldpate MountainW 272°146 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3019:5220:33
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:1915:5316:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340516170757366544436
Precip in3.52.64.33.74.14.64.84.34.24.03.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hightstown 2 W, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11778673579

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