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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.

About

The story

park in the United States of America

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

The record

What the record says

Elevation
64 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.99985, -74.28980

Overlooks nearby

Around it

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
Historic sites
  • 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
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Beaches
  • 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
Gardens
  • Sensory Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 1.4 mi
  • South Rock Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Rain Garden: 5.2 mi
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
Artworks
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
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: 14
  • 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
On the horizon

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 MountainNW 320°378 m5.3 mi
Kanouse MountainWNW 293°361 m7.5 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNNW 330°360 m5.4 mi
Cobb HillW 265°358 m9.1 mi
West Brook MountainNNW 334°347 m7.6 mi
Carris HillNNW 330°341 m4.2 mi
Saddle MountainNNW 333°341 m6.0 mi
High MountainNNE 25°337 m6.8 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357718383

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