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Fosterfields 1854

Fosterfields 1854 from directly overhead

Fosterfields 1854 is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

historic farm in Morris Township, New Jersey

Wikidata Q105086212, matched on coordinates and name (178 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
New Gothic house built by General Joseph revere, grandson of Paul revere. Purchased 1881 by Charles Foster, whose daughter, Caroline, donated the property as living form to Morris County Park commission in 1973.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.80327, -74.50450

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 0.3 mi
  • Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 0.5 mi
  • Legend Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 7.1 mi
  • Patriotic Tank: 7.6 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Burnham Park: 0.5 mi
  • Cornine Field: 0.6 mi
  • Kleitman Woods At Hillcrest: 0.7 mi
  • Lake Road Field: 0.8 mi
  • Budd Street Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Gardens
  • Elliott Street Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • The Kellog Club: 1.4 mi
  • Theodore Largman Community Garden: 1.4 mi
  • The Urban Farm (Grow It Green): 1.5 mi
  • Abby Garden: 2.0 mi
Artworks
Museums
Beaches: 32
Picnic sites: 27
Waterfalls: 12
  • Buttermilk Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Seele: 10.8 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Hawk Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 12.9 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 15.6 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 15.9 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 11.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Fosterfields 1854. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morris County High PointNNW 346°425 m15.4 mi
Bowling Green MountainN 350°420 m14.3 mi
Green Pond MountainN 350°393 m11.5 mi
Copperas MountainN 8°373 m14.8 mi
Mount ArlingtonNW 320°371 m10.1 mi
Mount PaulN 354°368 m16.6 mi
Schooleys MountainW 277°364 m15.2 mi
Kanouse MountainNNE 15°361 m17.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2719:5220:34
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:2015:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506070757366534334
Precip in3.72.84.23.64.04.94.73.74.74.54.14.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boonton 1 SE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6617564284

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