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B. Bruce Anderson

B. Bruce Anderson from directly overhead

B. Bruce Anderson is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is B. Bruce Anderson Memorial Flag, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
B. BRUCE ANDERSON SCOUTMASTER 1986-2000 TROOP 236 B.S.A. SCHOOLEY'S MOUNTAIN, N.J. In memory of his devotion to scouting and the youth of Long Valley
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.80525, -74.73661

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Museums
  • Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 2.6 mi
  • Hackettstown Historical Society: 5.8 mi
  • Califon Station: 8.0 mi
  • Jacobus Vanderveer House: 10.7 mi
  • Pequest Trout Hatchery: 11.1 mi
Parks
  • Grove Street Park: 2.7 mi
  • Flanders Park: 2.8 mi
  • Rock Spring Park: 2.9 mi
  • Black River Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
  • Harrington Park: 3.4 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 59
  • Legend Rock: 8.8 mi
  • Egan’s Gold Mine: 8.9 mi
  • 13th Hour Haunted House: 10.5 mi
  • Patriotic Tank: 11.1 mi
  • Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 39
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Cross Estate Gardens: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 35
  • Children Reading on a Bench: 3.0 mi
  • Orange M&M: 6.2 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 6.2 mi
  • Blue M&M: 6.2 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 26
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Mine Hill Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Parks Lake Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Indian Lake Main Beach: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Picnic sites: 12
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 12.1 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 13.0 mi
  • Rest area: 18.0 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 24.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Boiling Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Fountain of Youth: 20.9 mi
  • Marble Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of B. Bruce Anderson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morris County High PointNNE 30°425 m17.1 mi
Bowling Green MountainNE 35°420 m17.1 mi
Green Pond MountainNE 42°393 m15.1 mi
Allamuchy MountainNNW 340°377 m8.9 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainWNW 291°375 m7.0 mi
Mount ArlingtonNE 37°371 m9.5 mi
Schooleys MountainWNW 299°364 m3.4 mi
Mase MountainNE 38°359 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2819:5320:35
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2115:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340516170757366544435
Precip in3.22.23.93.63.54.24.95.23.83.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerset AP, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13372872823

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