- Elevation, modelled
- 22 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Hell Mountain288 m · 24.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Millstone Valley Scenic Byway7.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.4739, -74.4242
Rutgers Gardens is a garden in New Jersey, at a modelled 22 m. Hell Mountain stands 288 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Rising, a artwork 0.5 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rutgers Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hell Mountain | NW 307° | 288 m | 24.9 mi |
| Long Hill | NNW 328° | 259 m | 23.7 mi |
| Cushetunk Mountain | WNW 292° | 254 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mine Mountain | NNW 331° | 251 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Paul | NNW 330° | 245 m | 23.3 mi |
| Blueberry Ridge | NNW 341° | 243 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NNW 345° | 229 m | 21.7 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | NNW 348° | 217 m | 21.9 mi |
- 7.7 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 19.8 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Delaware River Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 26 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 28 mi
- South Overlook · 29 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Rising: 0.5 mi
- Spiral Field: 0.8 mi
- Current: 0.8 mi
- The Four Arts: 1.0 mi
- The Miraculating Machine in the Garden: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Recreation Park: 1.1 mi
- Donaldson Park: 1.1 mi
- Pine Ridge Park: 1.3 mi
- Pittman Park: 1.3 mi
- David B. Crabiel Park: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 1.3 mi
- Resurrection Garden: 1.3 mi
- South River Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- East Brunswick Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- North Brunswick Butterfly Garden: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Tices Lane Park: 1.7 mi
- Country Lane Park: 2.2 mi
- Frost Woods Park: 4.7 mi
- Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
- Colonel John Neilson: 1.7 mi
- Highland Park Doughboy: 1.9 mi
- Saint Peter the Apostle R.C. Church: 2.0 mi
- Gray Terrace: 2.2 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 2.2 mi
Museums
- Joyce Kilmer House: 1.8 mi
- Rutgers Geology Museum: 2.1 mi
- Zimmerli Art Museum: 2.1 mi
- Metlar-Bodine House Museum: 3.2 mi
- Sayreville Historical Society: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 3.4 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 3.4 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 3.7 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 3.9 mi
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 3.9 mi
Peaks: 47
- Bunker Hill: 7.5 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 9.8 mi
- First Watchung Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Beacon Hill: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 31
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 8.5 mi
- Paul's Beach: 8.9 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 9.4 mi
- Seidler Beach: 10.0 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Open Grove: 1.0 mi
- Grove 3A: 1.0 mi
- Grove 3B: 1.0 mi
- Grove 2: 1.0 mi
- Grove 4: 1.1 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 10.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 10.2 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 11.1 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 22.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.2 mi
- North Tower: 23.7 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 23.7 mi
- Power House: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Buttermilk Falls: 10.4 mi
- Seele: 13.4 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 20.4 mi
- Hobble Falls: 20.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Raritan Landing: 3.3 mi
- Barber: 9.6 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Hawk Hill: 19.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 20.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, under a mile away.
- Spotted Lanternfly339 obs
- common mugwort327 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk324 obs
- American Robin316 obs
- Canada Goose301 obs
- American pokeweed283 obs
- White-tailed Deer273 obs
- Amur honeysuckle259 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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