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Grover Cleveland Birthplace

Grover Cleveland Birthplace from directly overhead

Grover Cleveland Birthplace is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lady Lane, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

church building in New Jersey, United States of America

Wikidata Q5611524, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.83718, -74.27200

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Lady Lane: 0.3 mi
  • Michael Leo Delahunty: 2.9 mi
  • 9/11 Search And Rescue Dogs: 2.9 mi
  • 9/11: 2.9 mi
  • 9/11: 3.0 mi
Parks
  • Grover Cleveland Park Sign: 0.4 mi
  • Grover Cleveland Park: 0.6 mi
  • Grover Cleveland Park: 0.9 mi
  • Francisco Park: 0.9 mi
  • Francisco Park: 1.0 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Cliffs
  • Wooden Bridge: 3.5 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 3.6 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 3.8 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 3.8 mi
Attractions
  • Willowbrook Mini Golf: 4.1 mi
  • Bear Country: 4.8 mi
  • Great Plains: 4.8 mi
  • Prairie Dog: 4.8 mi
  • Birds of Prey: 4.8 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 60
Picnic sites: 29
Waterfalls: 18
  • Hobble Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 9.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 5.8 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 10.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 14.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Grover Cleveland Birthplace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNNW 344°378 m15.9 mi
Copperas MountainNW 321°373 m15.9 mi
Kanouse MountainNNW 331°361 m16.2 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNNW 347°360 m16.3 mi
Cobb HillNW 316°358 m14.4 mi
Carris HillNNW 348°341 m15.2 mi
Mount FreedomW 271°341 m16.0 mi
Fugawe RidgeNW 320°335 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:33
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544435
Precip in3.62.94.24.14.04.64.84.54.54.33.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Essex Fells Service Bldg, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/583790161

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