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9/11 Memorial

9/11 Memorial from directly overhead

9/11 Memorial is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Green Pond Mountain stands 393 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans' Memoiral, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

What the record says

Material
rock

How to reach it

Coordinates40.82578, -74.36046

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Town Square Park: 0.0 mi
  • Camp Hope: 0.7 mi
  • Joseph G. Lurker Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sommer Park: 1.0 mi
  • Central Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Gardens
Peaks
Museums
Attractions
  • Prairie Dog: 5.8 mi
  • Great Plains: 5.8 mi
  • Bear Country: 5.8 mi
  • Animal Ambassadors: 5.8 mi
  • African Adventure: 5.8 mi
Beaches
Cliffs: 60
  • Hawk Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 8.0 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 8.2 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 8.3 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 34
Waterfalls: 17
  • Boonton Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Seele: 11.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 6.1 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 7.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 18.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of 9/11 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green Pond MountainNW 316°393 m13.7 mi
Copperas MountainNNW 338°373 m14.2 mi
Mount ArlingtonWNW 294°371 m15.3 mi
Kanouse MountainNNW 348°361 m15.3 mi
Mase MountainNW 308°359 m14.7 mi
Cobb HillNNW 335°358 m12.4 mi
Mount ArlingtonWNW 297°344 m15.3 mi
Mount FreedomW 275°341 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2719:5220:33
September equinox06:4618:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:5016:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544435
Precip in3.62.94.24.14.04.64.84.54.54.33.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Essex Fells Service Bldg, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12254137439

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