Historic site · New Jersey
Gate House
Gate House is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Sheep Hill stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Structural Steel Teaching Aid, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates40.74304, -74.02611
- 8.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Structural Steel Teaching Aid: 0.1 mi
- American Spread Wing Eagle: 0.1 mi
- Francis Albert Sinatra: 0.1 mi
- Torch Bearers: 0.1 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Sinatra Park: 0.1 mi
- Hudson Park: 0.1 mi
- Stevens Park: 0.2 mi
- Castle Point Park: 0.2 mi
- Sybil’s Cave: 0.2 mi
Museums
- Hoboken Fire Department Museum: 0.4 mi
- Hoboken Historical Museum: 0.6 mi
- Whitney Museum of American Art: 0.9 mi
- Ground Zero Museum Workshop: 1.0 mi
- Gagosian: 1.1 mi
Beaches
- Maxwell Place Beach: 0.4 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 0.8 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 0.8 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.3 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 3.5 mi
Attractions
- Frank Sinatra's Birthplace: 0.7 mi
- Little Island: 0.8 mi
- Pier 55: 0.9 mi
- Chelsea Market: 1.0 mi
- Fireboat John J. Harvey: 1.1 mi
Gardens
- Riverside Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Grove Court: 1.3 mi
- Jeff Dullea Inter-Generational Garden: 1.4 mi
- School Garden of City-As: 1.4 mi
- Winston Churchill Square Garden: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 3.1 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Bird Island: 3.5 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.5 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Kings Bluff: 1.5 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 2.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.5 mi
- Outlook Hill: 3.9 mi
- Grassy Hill: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 54
- SS Stevens Memorial Anchor: 0.1 mi
- Hoboken Second World War memorial: 0.1 mi
- Firemen's Monument: 0.4 mi
- General Pershing Memorial: 0.4 mi
- In memory of 56 Hoboken citizens killed on September 11, 2001: 0.4 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.6 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.6 mi
- Street Seats: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Loch: 5.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.3 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.4 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Palisades: 0.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 7.7 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 12.6 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 12.6 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 12.6 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 1.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 17.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 19.5 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 10.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 13.9 mi
- Boiling Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 19.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Gate House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Hill | WNW 302° | 276 m | 23.3 mi |
| High Mountain | NNW 330° | 268 m | 18.1 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 308° | 268 m | 23.1 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 310° | 263 m | 22.2 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 329° | 260 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 330° | 230 m | 17.8 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NNW 329° | 219 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNE 14° | 208 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 16:32 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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