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Dorothy L. Brennan

Dorothy L. Brennan from directly overhead

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.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
12/11/40 - 11/6/08
Getting there

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Coordinates41.00086, -74.91731

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Knickerbocker Ice Company: 0.3 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 2.6 mi
  • Chimney: 2.7 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 3.1 mi
  • Old Mine Road monument: 7.4 mi
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
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: 34
Beaches: 33
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
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
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest area: 8.2 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 11.8 mi
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Dorothy L. Brennan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunrise MountainNE 34°500 m18.2 mi
Mount MohicanW 279°480 m6.6 mi
Bald HillNNW 347°467 m18.8 mi
Mount TammanyWSW 258°465 m10.3 mi
Kittatinny MountainWSW 253°464 m14.6 mi
Little Bald HillN 350°461 m19.1 mi
Rattlesnake MountainNNE 17°454 m9.5 mi
Bald BarrenNNW 343°452 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2819:5420:36
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2215:5116:35

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8599942417

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