Chou, Liao, and Lin Family Open Space Monument
Chou, Liao, and Lin Family Open Space Monument is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Cushetunk Mountain stands 254 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Conover Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- These 28 acres are preserved by the Generosity of the Chou, Liao and Lin families and the taxpayers of West Windso with the assistance of the Friends of West Windsor Open Space. This property is now forever owned by the citizens of West Windsor. July 2000
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 8.0 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 12 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 17 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Historical Society Of Princeton: 3.2 mi
- Historic Wicoff House Museum: 3.9 mi
- Morven Museum: 4.2 mi
- Museum Building: 5.8 mi
- Cranbury Barn Park: 6.1 mi
- Stony Brook Swinging Bridge: 2.7 mi
- Pond dialogue: 3.2 mi
- Fuld Hall: 3.3 mi
- Grounds For Sculpture: 5.9 mi
- Lake Ceva Pavilion: 7.7 mi
- Carson Road Woods: 4.8 mi
- Community Park North: 5.1 mi
- Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Shipetauken Woods: 5.2 mi
- Mapleton Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Conover Park: 1.0 mi
- Duck Pond Park: 1.2 mi
- West Windsor Community Park: 1.8 mi
- Princeton Metro Park: 1.8 mi
- Grandparents Grove: 1.9 mi
- Scholar's Rock: 3.2 mi
- Slate Oasis: 3.2 mi
- New Piece: 3.4 mi
- Flower Fields Forever: 3.6 mi
- Forget Me Not: 3.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Thomas Roy Grover Memorial: 2.0 mi
- John Rogers House: 2.1 mi
- Grovers Mill Historic Comminity: 2.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Plainsboro community gardens: 3.3 mi
- Birch Garden: 3.3 mi
- Prospect Gardens: 4.0 mi
- Fairgrounds Gardens: 5.8 mi
- Acer Courtyard: 5.9 mi
- Rocky Hill: 6.2 mi
- Mount Rose: 7.0 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Disbrows Hill: 9.9 mi
- Pennington Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Student Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Alumni Grove: 7.6 mi
- Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 11.8 mi
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 12.8 mi
- Catering Area: 15.5 mi
- Turkey Swamp Park: 18.8 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 21.8 mi
- Paul's Beach: 23.2 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 23.5 mi
- Seidler Beach: 23.9 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 7.9 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 7.9 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 8.0 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Gold Run: 9.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 20.7 mi
- High Falls: 22.8 mi
- Old Quarry: 16.6 mi
- Washington's Rock: 16.7 mi
- Raritan Landing: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chou, Liao, and Lin Family Open Space Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cushetunk Mountain | NNW 335° | 254 m | 23.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 330° | 186 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sourland Mountain | NNW 338° | 171 m | 13.0 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | NNE 12° | 168 m | 22.0 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | W 275° | 158 m | 21.5 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | WNW 282° | 146 m | 12.8 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | W 279° | 143 m | 13.9 mi |
| Solebury Mountain | W 280° | 142 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hightstown 2 W, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12569609992
Day trips start here
- West Windsor · 0 mi
- Mercer County · 4 mi
- Princeton · 4 mi
- Robbinsville · 5 mi
- Hightstown · 6 mi
- Allentown · 8 mi
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