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George Washington

George Washington is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Mine Mountain stands 251 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bayview Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

George Washington is a life-size terra cotta statue by the Danish-American sculptor Nels N. Alling and located in the city of Perth Amboy in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The statue of General George Washington was a gift of the Scandinavians of Perth Amboy and dedicated on February 22, 1896.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1896-02-22.

Wikidata Q124058043, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.50641, -74.26600

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bayview Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bay View Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sadowski Park: 0.6 mi
  • Bay City Amphitheater Park: 0.6 mi
  • Pattern Center Park: 1.2 mi
Museums
Attractions
Beaches: 60
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Rev John C. Drumgoole: 2.4 mi
  • Light Dispelling Darkness: 4.6 mi
  • Studio Theater: 5.3 mi
  • Carteret Lighthouse: 5.3 mi
  • A Quiet Moment: 5.5 mi
Gardens
  • Butterfly garden: 5.5 mi
  • South River Community Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 7.7 mi
  • Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Rutgers Gardens: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 54
Picnic sites: 25
  • Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 7.3 mi
  • Linden Airport mini-park: 7.5 mi
  • Grove 4: 8.2 mi
  • Grove 3B: 8.4 mi
  • Grove 3A: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Seele: 13.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Hawk Hill: 16.3 mi
  • Palisades: 20.1 mi
  • Palisades: 22.3 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 24.6 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 17.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of George Washington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mine MountainNW 310°251 m23.2 mi
Sugar LoafNW 323°229 m23.3 mi
Gillespie HillNNW 326°217 m23.0 mi
Mount KembleNW 323°215 m22.4 mi
Blachleys HillNW 320°204 m22.7 mi
Kinneys HillNNW 330°180 m23.0 mi
Stony HillN 3°179 m21.2 mi
Mayapple HillN 356°175 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2719:5120:32
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1815:5116:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341526171767467554537
Precip in3.73.04.43.94.04.84.84.74.24.13.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Brunswick 3 SE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/5270693221

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