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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
Museums
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
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
Artworks: 59
Historic sites: 53
  • 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
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
Picnic sites: 32
  • 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: 11
  • 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: 10
  • 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 21.1 miles of Garwood War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount FreedomNW341 m19.1 mi
Calais MountainNW334 m18.7 mi
Watnong MountainNNW296 m16.8 mi
Union HillNW277 m18.0 mi
Sheep HillNNW276 m19.6 mi
Trowbridge MountainNW274 m17.4 mi
TourneNNW273 m19.6 mi
Bald HillNNW266 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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