Historic site · New Jersey
Firefighter Memorial
Firefighter Memorial is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Mine Mountain stands 251 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is War Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- statue_plaque
How to reach it
Coordinates40.46683, -74.36157
- 11.0 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 20.0 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- War Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Ken Buchanan Riverfront Park: 0.5 mi
- Washington School Park: 0.6 mi
- Causeway Park: 1.0 mi
- Boemhurst Avenue Park: 1.3 mi
Attractions
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 0.3 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 0.5 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 0.7 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 3.4 mi
- The South Pole: 6.2 mi
Museums
- Sayreville Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- East Brunswick Museum: 3.5 mi
- Joyce Kilmer House: 4.9 mi
- Rutgers Geology Museum: 5.0 mi
- Zimmerli Art Museum: 5.0 mi
Artworks
- Studio Theater: 2.7 mi
- Rising: 3.8 mi
- Spiral Field: 4.0 mi
- The Four Arts: 4.0 mi
- Current: 4.1 mi
Gardens
- South River Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Rutgers Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 3.5 mi
- Resurrection Garden: 4.4 mi
- East Brunswick Community Garden: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Tices Lane Park: 2.9 mi
- Country Lane Park: 3.1 mi
- Keystone Park: 3.6 mi
- Mannino Park: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 51
- Brick Water Tower: 0.3 mi
- Reading Room: 0.5 mi
- Sayreville United Methodist Chruch: 0.6 mi
- First School Bell: 0.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.0 mi
Peaks: 51
- Beacon Hill: 9.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 10.5 mi
- Crawford Hill: 10.6 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 11.1 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 36
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 5.2 mi
- Paul's Beach: 5.6 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 6.1 mi
- Seidler Beach: 6.7 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 2.2 mi
- Grove 4: 3.5 mi
- Open Grove: 3.7 mi
- Grove 2: 3.8 mi
- Grove 1: 3.9 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 8.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 8.2 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 12.1 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Buttermilk Falls: 13.2 mi
- Seele: 14.0 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 20.0 mi
- Hobble Falls: 20.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 18.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 18.9 mi
- North Tower: 20.3 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 20.4 mi
- Power House: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Raritan Landing: 6.2 mi
- Barber: 7.0 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Hawk Hill: 19.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Firefighter Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Mountain | NW 324° | 251 m | 21.8 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NNW 337° | 229 m | 23.2 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | NNW 341° | 217 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Kemble | NNW 338° | 215 m | 22.4 mi |
| Blachleys Hill | NNW 334° | 204 m | 22.2 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | NNW 344° | 180 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Saint John | NW 320° | 179 m | 24.0 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNE 15° | 179 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Brunswick 3 SE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/886381868
Day trips start here
- Edison · 3 mi
- Middlesex County · 3 mi
- Piscataway · 3 mi
- East Brunswick · 4 mi
- Highland Park · 4 mi
- New Brunswick · 5 mi
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