Historic site · New Jersey
Dorothy L. Brennan
Dorothy L. Brennan is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Sunrise Mountain stands 500 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is White Lake Natural Resource Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- 12/11/40 - 11/6/08
How to reach it
Coordinates41.00086, -74.91731
- 10.6 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 12.5 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 28.5 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 16 mi
- Park Avenue Observatory · 29 mi
- Pinwheel Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Slabtown Creek Park: 1.4 mi
- Footbridge Park: 2.6 mi
- Sycamore Park: 4.2 mi
- Lodestar Park: 5.8 mi
- Vail Baseball park: 6.0 mi
Peaks
- High Rocks: 3.6 mi
- Jenny Jump Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Mount Mohican: 6.6 mi
- Stevens Island: 6.7 mi
- Post Island: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves
- White Lake Natural Resource Area: 0.2 mi
- Gnome Hollow Preserve: 1.3 mi
- McDonald Marsh Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Maple Hill Preserve: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Knickerbocker Ice Company: 0.3 mi
- Lime Kiln: 2.6 mi
- Chimney: 2.7 mi
- Old Mine Road monument: 7.4 mi
- Fort Hyndshaw: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 46
- Sidewinder: 7.0 mi
- Pirate Fort: 7.1 mi
- Cannon Ball and Pirate's Plunge: 7.1 mi
- Pirate's Peak & Black Hole: 7.1 mi
- Indian River: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 33
- Upper Glen Waterfall: 5.6 mi
- Lower Glen Waterfall: 5.7 mi
- Laurel Falls: 8.6 mi
- Bushkill Falls: 9.4 mi
- Lower Gorge Falls: 9.4 mi
Museums: 30
- Blairstown Museum: 2.6 mi
- Historic Society of Stillwater Township: 3.2 mi
- Hope Museum: 6.7 mi
- Pocono Indian Museum: 8.1 mi
- Rosenkrans House and Museum: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 30
- Turtle Beach: 6.7 mi
- Smithfield Beach: 7.3 mi
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 12.9 mi
- Beach 6: 13.0 mi
- Beach 9: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 12
- Rock Maze: 2.6 mi
- Red M&M: 10.5 mi
- Green M&M: 10.5 mi
- Ms. Brown M&M: 10.5 mi
- Yellow M&M: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 11
- Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 8.8 mi
- Mount Olive Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Founder's Park: 13.8 mi
- Sarah Street Garden: 14.4 mi
- The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Gourmet Gallery Outdoor Seating: 2.6 mi
- Hialeah Recreation Site: 8.8 mi
- Toms Creek Recreation Site: 8.9 mi
- Grove Street Park: 19.0 mi
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Pike Rock: 7.2 mi
- Indian Head: 10.6 mi
- Indian Ladder: 10.7 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 16.8 mi
- The Cliff: 21.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Fountain of Youth: 4.4 mi
- Artesian Spring: 19.0 mi
- Marble Spring: 23.3 mi
- Horn Springs: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Waterloo Village: 10.3 mi
- Eshback: 10.6 mi
- Conashaugh: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 11.8 mi
- Crescent Lake Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Dorothy L. Brennan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Mountain | NE 34° | 500 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Mohican | W 279° | 480 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNW 347° | 467 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Tammany | WSW 258° | 465 m | 10.3 mi |
| Kittatinny Mountain | WSW 253° | 464 m | 14.6 mi |
| Little Bald Hill | N 350° | 461 m | 19.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | NNE 17° | 454 m | 9.5 mi |
| Bald Barren | NNW 343° | 452 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:54 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8599942417
Day trips start here
- Warren County · 8 mi
- Hackettstown · 11 mi
- Lake Hopatcong · 16 mi
- Washington · 16 mi
- Succasunna · 17 mi
- Bangor · 18 mi
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