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Garwood War Memorial

Garwood War Memorial from directly overhead

Garwood War Memorial is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Mount Freedom stands 341 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Unami Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

Borough in New Jersey

Dates from 1903-03-19.

Wikidata Q508789, matched on coordinates and name (872 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR WAR DEAD
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.64370, -74.32008
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Unami Park: 0.0 mi
  • YMCA Park: 0.3 mi
  • Garwood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 0.8 mi
  • Harry E. Hartman Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
Gardens
  • Tamaques Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Butterfly garden: 5.0 mi
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Reflection Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Millburn Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
  • September 11 Memorial Monument: 1.4 mi
  • Holocaust Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Westfield 9/11 Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Westfield World War I Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Westfield Vietnam War Memorial: 1.7 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Ash Brook Reservation: 2.6 mi
  • Fanwood Nature Center: 3.7 mi
  • Hidden Valley Park: 4.4 mi
  • Ernie L. Oros Preserve at Pin Oak Forest: 5.0 mi
  • Pralls Island: 6.7 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Attractions
  • Staten Island Boat Graveyard: 8.1 mi
  • African Adventure: 8.7 mi
  • Amazing Asia: 8.8 mi
  • Australian Outback: 8.8 mi
  • Animal Ambassadors: 8.8 mi
Beaches
Picnic sites: 35
  • Evergreen Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Oak Grove Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Sky Top Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Linden Airport mini-park: 4.5 mi
  • The Park: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Seele: 4.7 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Hawk Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Palisades: 16.0 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 16.1 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 16.1 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 7
Lighthouses: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Garwood War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount FreedomNW 315°341 m19.1 mi
Calais MountainNW 312°334 m18.7 mi
Watnong MountainNNW 328°295.7 m16.8 mi
Union HillNW 325°277 m18.0 mi
Sheep HillNNW 347°276 m19.6 mi
Trowbridge MountainNW 320°274 m17.4 mi
TourneNNW 342°273 m19.6 mi
Bald HillNNW 337°266 m20.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:09
June solstice05:2719:5120:32
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1815:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536272777568564638
Precip in3.73.34.44.14.24.55.34.14.24.43.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cranford, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10929544556

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