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Alfred E. Sanders Memorial

Alfred E. Sanders Memorial from directly overhead

Alfred E. Sanders Memorial is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Mount Rose stands 126 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Sanders Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 11 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
granite
Inscription
Sanders Park Dedicated to the memory of Alfred E. (Fred) Sanders

How to reach it

Coordinates40.25868, -74.27375

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Turkey Swamp Park: 4.6 mi
  • Mannino Park: 11.1 mi
  • Tatum Park: 11.2 mi
  • Keystone Park: 11.7 mi
  • Bellhaven Nature Area: 11.8 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 51
  • Songbird Native Grass/Wildflower Mixture Panel: 2.3 mi
  • Native Grass Mixture Panel: 2.3 mi
  • All Perennial Wildflower Mixture Panel: 2.3 mi
  • Native Grass Mixture Panel: 2.3 mi
  • Northern Wildflower Mixture Panel: 2.3 mi
Beaches: 38
Peaks: 18
Picnic sites: 15
  • Thompson Grove Park: 3.5 mi
  • Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Catering Area: 12.4 mi
  • Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 13.3 mi
  • Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseWNW 288°126 m24.8 mi
Crawford HillNNE 27°120 m10.3 mi
Pine HillWSW 257°110 m7.6 mi
Telegraph HillNNE 30°106 m10.8 mi
Tenmile Run MountainNW 304°92 m20.7 mi
Rocky HillWNW 292°92 m21.9 mi
Beacon HillNNE 18°82 m8.5 mi
Throck Morton HillE 96°81 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2819:5020:31
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1715:5216:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541526171767467564637
Precip in3.93.14.23.83.84.44.74.14.24.13.54.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freehold-marlboro, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12175410410

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