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George Washington School

George Washington School from directly overhead

George Washington School is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Schuyler-Hamilton House Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
1927-1980
Getting there

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Coordinates40.79553, -74.46987

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Washington's Headquarters: 0.2 mi
  • Victor Woodhull Park: 0.2 mi
  • George Gramby Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Jacob Ford Park: 0.4 mi
  • J. Robert Tracey Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
Artworks: 59
Peaks
Historic sites: 57
  • Woodhull Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Washington’s Headquarters: 0.2 mi
  • Life Guard Camp: 0.2 mi
  • Spanish American War Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Morristown World War I Memorial: 0.4 mi
Gardens: 55
  • The Kellog Club: 0.8 mi
  • The Urban Farm (Grow It Green): 0.9 mi
  • Elliott Street Community Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Theodore Largman Community Garden: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 37
Picnic sites: 25
Waterfalls: 10
  • Buttermilk Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Seele: 9.5 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Hawk Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 12.6 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 14.0 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 14.3 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of George Washington School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morris County High PointNNW425 m16.5 mi
Bowling Green MountainNNW420 m15.2 mi
Green Pond MountainNNW393 m12.5 mi
Copperas MountainN373 m15.2 mi
Mount ArlingtonNW371 m11.7 mi
Schooleys MountainW364 m17.1 mi
Kanouse MountainN361 m17.2 mi
Mase MountainNNW359 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2719:5220:34
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:1915:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313240526171767467554536
Precip in3.53.04.24.04.04.84.74.94.64.63.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canoe Brook, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6653547963

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