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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

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: 58
  • 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
Historic sites: 56
Nature reserves
Gardens: 35
  • 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: 23
  • 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
Picnic sites: 12
Waterfalls: 12
  • Buttermilk Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Seele: 19.9 mi
  • Lower Glen Waterfall: 22.1 mi
  • Upper Glen Waterfall: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
  • Boiling Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Fountain of Youth: 20.9 mi
  • Marble Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 12.1 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 13.0 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of B. Bruce Anderson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morris County High PointNNE425 m17.1 mi
Bowling Green MountainNE420 m17.1 mi
Green Pond MountainNE393 m15.1 mi
Allamuchy MountainNNW377 m8.9 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainWNW375 m7.0 mi
Mount ArlingtonNE371 m9.5 mi
Schooleys MountainWNW364 m3.4 mi
Mase MountainNE359 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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