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Firemen's Monument

Firemen's Monument is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Sheep Hill stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Church Square Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

The story

The Firemen's Monument is a 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m) tall monument in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, that was designed by American sculptor Caspar Buberl and completed in 1891. The monument was built to commemorate the Volunteer Fire Department in Church Square Park on May 30, 1891.

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Wikidata Q5451913, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1891

How to reach it

Coordinates40.74230, -74.03276

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
Historic sites
Gardens
Beaches
Peaks
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 15
  • Palisades: 0.6 mi
  • Palisades: 2.0 mi
  • Palisades: 5.1 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 7.9 mi
  • Palisades: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • The Loch: 5.3 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 13.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 13.6 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Firemen's Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheep HillWNW 302°276 m23.0 mi
High MountainNNW 331°268 m18.0 mi
Turkey MountainNW 309°268 m22.8 mi
Waughaw MountainNW 310°263 m22.0 mi
Beech MountainNNW 330°260 m19.0 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 331°230 m17.7 mi
Mount NeboNNE 15°208 m21.9 mi
Poacher PeakNNW 328°185 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:32
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1815:4916:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546372787669584839
Precip in3.63.24.34.14.04.54.64.64.34.43.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 86003454OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Firemen's Monument, reference 86003454, listed 10/30/86.

OpenStreetMap element node/2726853514

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