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Colin McNeil

Colin McNeil from directly overhead

Colin McNeil is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Peckman Preserve, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
"Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget" Designed and erected by his devoted friends.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.87690, -74.22247

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums
Artworks: 60
  • Elk Statue: 1.6 mi
  • Peace Offering: 3.2 mi
  • Primal Surge: 3.2 mi
  • Triple Arc: 3.3 mi
  • The Seeker: 3.3 mi
Attractions
  • Willowbrook Mini Golf: 1.7 mi
  • Brighton Asylum: 4.3 mi
  • T-Bowl Lanes: 6.2 mi
  • American Flag Rock: 6.5 mi
  • Franklin Clove: 7.0 mi
Beaches
Cliffs
  • Wooden Bridge: 0.7 mi
  • Thor: 1.1 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 1.2 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 1.3 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 1.3 mi
Parks
  • Peckman Preserve: 0.1 mi
  • Wilmore Park: 0.2 mi
  • Morris Canal Greenway: 0.3 mi
  • Morris Canal Preserve: 0.5 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 56
Gardens: 56
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 28
  • Picnic and Grill: 4.0 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Great Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 9.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 9.2 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 11.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 14.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Colin McNeil. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNNW378 m14.3 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNNW360 m14.6 mi
Cobb HillWNW358 m14.7 mi
Carris HillNNW341 m13.4 mi
Saddle MountainNNW341 m15.2 mi
Fugawe RidgeWNW335 m12.2 mi
Wickadoma MountainNNW335 m15.1 mi
Drag HillN323 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:33
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313241516271767466554535

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6761617336

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