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Battleship Maine Memorial

Battleship Maine Memorial from directly overhead

Battleship Maine Memorial is a historic site in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 64 m. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Federal Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

Park in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q34820419, matched on coordinates and name (217 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
64 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.99985, -74.28980

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Federal Square: 0.0 mi
  • Cahill Square: 0.1 mi
  • Snodgrass Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hershfield Park: 0.4 mi
  • Police Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Great Oak Tree: 2.1 mi
  • T-Bowl Lanes: 3.4 mi
  • Franklin Clove: 3.6 mi
  • Blue Mine: 4.4 mi
  • Roomy Mine: 4.7 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 58
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach Club: 3.4 mi
  • West Beach: 4.7 mi
Cliffs
  • Eagle Cliff: 5.4 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 9.9 mi
  • Thor: 10.2 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 10.3 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 57
  • Civil War Cannon: 0.0 mi
  • Pompton Lakes Liberty Bell: 0.0 mi
  • Fireman's Memorial Square: 0.1 mi
  • McDavitt's Point Ruins: 0.1 mi
  • McDavitt's Point: 0.2 mi
Gardens: 56
  • Perennial Garden: 1.4 mi
  • South Rock Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Rain Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Lincoln Park Community Garden: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 55
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 24
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Buttermilk Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Otter Hole: 4.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 6.1 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 7.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 16.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Battleship Maine Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNW378 m5.3 mi
Copperas MountainW373 m9.2 mi
Kanouse MountainWNW361 m7.5 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNNW360 m5.4 mi
West Brook MountainNNW347 m7.6 mi
Carris HillNNW341 m4.2 mi
Saddle MountainNNW341 m6.0 mi
Wickadoma MountainNW335 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5220:33
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357718383

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