Fort Monmouth Avenue of Memories
Fort Monmouth Avenue of Memories is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowan Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 25 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Former Army installation in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Wikidata Q5471699, matched on coordinates and name (898 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- The 117 monuments and trees placed along the Avenue are in memory of the U.S. Army Signal Corps soldiers killed in action during World War II. ON 14 NOV 2025, ALL 117 RELOCATED MONUMENTS WERE REDEDICATED IN COWAN PARK
How to reach it
- 24.6 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cowan Park: 0.0 mi
- Jagger Park: 0.2 mi
- Voris Park: 0.3 mi
- Greely Parade Ground: 0.3 mi
- Old Wharf Park: 0.4 mi
- Eatontown Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- Allen House: 1.5 mi
- Monmouth Museum: 5.3 mi
- Spermaceti Cove Life Boat Station: 6.1 mi
- Atlantic Highlands Historica: 6.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 2.5 mi
- Lois Blonder Sculpture Garden: 3.0 mi
- Erlanger Gardens: 3.1 mi
- COVID-19 Memorial Garden: 7.0 mi
- Asbury Park Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Bust of Count Basie "The Kid from Red Bank": 3.0 mi
- Go Hawks: 3.0 mi
- The Hawk: 3.1 mi
- The Involved Student: 3.1 mi
- Eagles: 5.0 mi
- Navesink Beach: 5.9 mi
- Allenhurst Beach Club: 6.0 mi
- Loch Arbour Village Beach Club: 6.2 mi
- Highlands Beach: 6.2 mi
- Gravelly Point Beach: 6.6 mi
- Seabright Beach: 4.5 mi
- Madame Marie's: 6.8 mi
- Asbury Eighteen Mini Golf: 6.9 mi
- Nike Missile: 8.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Bellhaven Nature Area: 3.2 mi
- Huber Woods County Park: 4.8 mi
- Tatum Park: 7.2 mi
- Mount Loretto Unique Area: 16.2 mi
- Turkey Swamp Park: 16.5 mi
- Vietnam Defense of Freedom Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Purple Heart Memorial: 0.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Dean Field: 1.0 mi
- Hemphill Field: 1.5 mi
- Sugar Loaf Hill: 6.0 mi
- Highlands of Navesink: 6.0 mi
- Lippincort Hill: 6.4 mi
- Garrett Hill: 6.6 mi
- Cranberry Hill: 7.1 mi
- Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Thompson Grove Park: 16.7 mi
- Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 18.5 mi
- Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 19.5 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 23.2 mi
- Power House: 6.0 mi
- South Tower: 6.0 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 6.1 mi
- North Tower: 6.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 10.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.6 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 23.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 24.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 24.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 24.2 mi
- Barber: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Monmouth Avenue of Memories. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todt Hill | NNW 348° | 125 m | 20.0 mi |
| Crawford Hill | WNW 303° | 120 m | 9.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | WSW 254° | 110 m | 20.7 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NW 307° | 106 m | 9.0 mi |
| Beacon Hill | WNW 292° | 82 m | 10.8 mi |
| Throck Morton Hill | WSW 239° | 81 m | 8.8 mi |
| Disbrows Hill | WSW 258° | 79 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cranberry Hill | WSW 239° | 74 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Branch-oakhurst, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11186708740
Day trips start here
- Keansburg · 10 mi
- Freehold · 13 mi
- Old Bridge · 15 mi
- Englishtown · 17 mi
- Perth Amboy · 18 mi
- Manalapan · 19 mi
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