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Defenders of the Union

Defenders of the Union from directly overhead

Defenders of the Union is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. High Point stands 551 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is U.S. Army, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
1861-1865
Getting there

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Coordinates41.05801, -74.75289

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Newton Square: 0.0 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
  • Summit Avenue Park: 0.5 mi
  • Memory Park: 0.5 mi
  • New Hampshire Street Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 58
  • Outdoor Entertainment Area: 5.3 mi
  • Horse Show Area: 5.4 mi
  • Agricultural Area: 5.4 mi
  • Family Entertainment Area: 5.5 mi
  • Frying Pan Trees: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 52
  • Beach 10: 5.4 mi
  • Beach 9: 5.4 mi
  • Beach 11A: 5.5 mi
  • Beach 6: 5.6 mi
  • Beach 11B: 5.6 mi
Museums: 40
Waterfalls: 35
  • Silver Spray Waterfall: 8.3 mi
  • Tillman Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Tumbling Waters: 11.1 mi
  • Lower Indian Ladder Falls: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 22
  • Glass Tentacles: 10.8 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 10.9 mi
  • Rock Maze: 12.0 mi
  • Red M&M: 13.9 mi
  • Green M&M: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Founder's Park: 5.4 mi
  • The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 15.1 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest area: 17.5 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 22.4 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Defenders of the Union. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointNNE 15°551 m18.8 mi
Sunrise MountainN 9°500 m11.2 mi
Mount MohicanW 259°480 m15.4 mi
Little Bald HillNW 321°461 m19.1 mi
Rattlesnake MountainNW 312°454 m7.7 mi
Wawayanda MountainENE 58°448 m18.2 mi
Bird MountainNW 316°445 m8.0 mi
Granite PeakENE 57°445 m15.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2819:5420:36
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2115:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938495968737264524233

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6053349640

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