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1818 Remembrance

1818 Remembrance from directly overhead

1818 Remembrance is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Cushetunk Mountain stands 254 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Peace on Earth, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
Lost Souls Public Memorial Project In 1818, 137, African American souls were kidnapped into the van winkle slave ring and sent from East Brunswick New Jersey to permanent slavery in the deep south.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.41777, -74.41956

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Veterans Park: 0.0 mi
  • Butterfly Park/Great Oak Park: 0.9 mi
  • Great Oak Park: 1.0 mi
  • Heavenly Farms Park: 1.5 mi
  • Country Lane Park: 1.7 mi
Gardens
  • East Brunswick Community Garden: 0.1 mi
  • South River Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • North Brunswick Butterfly Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Rutgers Gardens: 3.9 mi
  • Venue Community Garden: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
  • Frost Woods Park: 1.3 mi
  • Country Lane Park: 1.8 mi
  • Tices Lane Park: 2.4 mi
  • Keystone Park: 3.1 mi
  • Mannino Park: 4.2 mi
Museums
Attractions
Peaks: 35
Beaches: 28
Picnic sites: 20
  • Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
  • Grove 3B: 4.9 mi
  • Grove 3A: 4.9 mi
  • Open Grove: 4.9 mi
  • Grove 2: 4.9 mi
Rest areas: 7
Lighthouses: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Buttermilk Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Seele: 17.3 mi
  • Gold Run: 23.5 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 1818 Remembrance. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cushetunk MountainWNW 301°254 m24.7 mi
Mine MountainNNW 335°251 m23.2 mi
Mount KembleNNW 348°215 m24.7 mi
Blachleys HillNNW 344°204 m24.3 mi
Round MountainWNW 295°186 m24.6 mi
Sourland MountainWNW 282°171 m16.5 mi
Second Watchung MountainNNW 332°168 m14.5 mi
Baldpate MountainWSW 256°146 m24.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2819:5120:32
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:1815:5216:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341526171767467554537
Precip in3.73.04.43.94.04.84.84.74.24.13.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Brunswick 3 SE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9703772232

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