Historic site · New Jersey
Freedom Plaza
Freedom Plaza is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Calais Mountain stands 334 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Music of Metuchen, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- brick
How to reach it
Coordinates40.54017, -74.36045
- 11.9 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Music of Metuchen: 0.1 mi
- Light Dispelling Darkness: 1.0 mi
- Studio Theater: 2.4 mi
- Finding a Way in This World: 3.9 mi
- Zhu's Helper: 4.0 mi
Parks
- Thomas Mundy Peterson Park: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Thomas Park: 0.3 mi
- Franklin Park: 0.4 mi
- Horse Trough Triangle: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park: 2.0 mi
- Sayreville Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Zimmerli Art Museum: 5.3 mi
- Rutgers Geology Museum: 5.4 mi
- Kearny Cottage Museum: 5.4 mi
Attractions
- Monster Mini Golf: 2.3 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 4.8 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 4.8 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 4.8 mi
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 6.4 mi
Peaks
- Second Watchung Mountain: 10.9 mi
- First Watchung Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Long Hill: 11.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 12.7 mi
- Beacon Hill: 13.4 mi
Gardens
- Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 4.6 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 5.3 mi
- Resurrection Garden: 5.5 mi
- Rutgers Gardens: 5.7 mi
- South River Community Garden: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Ash Brook Reservation: 5.2 mi
- Ernie L. Oros Preserve at Pin Oak Forest: 6.1 mi
- Sharrotts Shoreline: 6.2 mi
- Fanwood Nature Center: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Middlesex County War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Edison Memorial Tower: 1.9 mi
- Pyramid Of Iselin: 2.2 mi
- Highland Park Doughboy: 4.3 mi
- Woodbridge Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 45
- Robinsons Beach: 7.1 mi
- Krogh Beach: 7.4 mi
- Paul's Beach: 7.7 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 8.3 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Grove 4: 4.8 mi
- Open Grove: 5.0 mi
- Grove 2: 5.0 mi
- Grove 1: 5.0 mi
- Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Hawk Hill: 14.1 mi
- Palisades: 21.8 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 23.5 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 23.6 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Seele: 9.1 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 10.8 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 15.0 mi
- Hobble Falls: 15.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 19.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 19.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 21.6 mi
- North Tower: 22.0 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 5.2 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 5.2 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 16.6 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 5.4 mi
- Raritan Landing: 5.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 9.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Freedom Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calais Mountain | NNW 329° | 334 m | 22.9 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | NNW 342° | 296 m | 22.4 mi |
| Union Hill | NNW 339° | 277 m | 23.4 mi |
| Trowbridge Mountain | NNW 336° | 274 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mine Mountain | NW 314° | 251 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Paul | NW 316° | 245 m | 21.7 mi |
| Blueberry Ridge | NNW 329° | 243 m | 21.4 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NNW 331° | 229 m | 18.7 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 | 16:34 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plainfield, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13043843633
Day trips start here
- Edison · 3 mi
- Piscataway · 3 mi
- Highland Park · 4 mi
- Woodbridge · 4 mi
- Perth Amboy · 5 mi
- New Brunswick · 6 mi
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