- Elevation, modelled
- 23 m
- Tallest summit within 22.4 miles
- Mount Freedom341 m · 18.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Millstone Valley Scenic Byway11.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6056, -74.4117
Shakespeare Garden is a garden in New Jersey, at a modelled 23 m. Mount Freedom stands 341 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Brook Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Shakespeare Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Freedom | NNW 332° | 341 m | 18.4 mi |
| Calais Mountain | NNW 329° | 334 m | 17.6 mi |
| Fox Hill | WNW 293° | 314 m | 22.4 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | NNW 346° | 295.7 m | 17.3 mi |
| Seward Hill | NW 312° | 289 m | 18.7 mi |
| Hell Mountain | WNW 286° | 288 m | 21.3 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NW 317° | 287 m | 20.6 mi |
| Randall Hill | NNW 334° | 283 m | 21.5 mi |
- 11.3 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 26.7 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Cedar Brook Park: 0.2 mi
- Mathewson Park: 1.3 mi
- Monument Park: 1.6 mi
- Green Brook Park: 1.7 mi
- Spring Lake County Park: 1.7 mi
Museums
- Drake House Museum: 1.2 mi
- Littel-Lord Farmstead: 4.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park: 4.8 mi
- Miller-Cory House Museum: 5.1 mi
- Deacon Andrew Hetfield House: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Fanwood Nature Center: 2.3 mi
- Ash Brook Reservation: 3.3 mi
- Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve: 3.5 mi
- George Dealaman Nature Trail and Pond: 5.2 mi
- Stransky Nature Trails: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
- Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Scotch Plains Christopher Columbus Monument: 3.2 mi
- Old Mill Ruins: 4.1 mi
- Westfield World War II Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Westfield Vietnam War Memorial: 4.4 mi
Gardens
- Tamaques Garden: 4.3 mi
- Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 7.9 mi
- Butterfly garden: 7.9 mi
- Resurrection Garden: 8.2 mi
- Reeves-Reed Arboretum: 8.9 mi
Artworks
- Music of Metuchen: 5.2 mi
- Finding a Way in This World: 5.7 mi
- Zhu's Helper: 5.8 mi
- Light Dispelling Darkness: 5.8 mi
- Education Is an Open Book: 5.9 mi
Attractions
- Monster Mini Golf: 6.6 mi
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 7.2 mi
- Devil's Tree: 9.2 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 9.7 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 9.7 mi
Peaks
- Long Hill: 6.6 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 7.3 mi
- First Watchung Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Nook Hill: 10.5 mi
- Mount Kemble: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 38
- Robinsons Beach: 11.8 mi
- Krogh Beach: 12.0 mi
- Paul's Beach: 12.9 mi
- Flamingo: 13.1 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Grove 4: 8.1 mi
- Grove 1: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Seele: 4.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 7.8 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 11.9 mi
- Hobble Falls: 12.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Hawk Hill: 10.8 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 20.5 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 20.6 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 20.7 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 8.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 8.5 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Feltville Historic District: 5.4 mi
- Raritan Landing: 7.0 mi
- Barber: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 21.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 12.1 mi
- Boiling Spring: 20.7 mi
| 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 | 16:34 |
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 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plainfield, under a mile away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel48 obs
- White-tailed Deer45 obs
- Mallard34 obs
- American Robin28 obs
- ground-ivy27 obs
- Canada Goose25 obs
- common mugwort25 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly25 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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