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Hasbrouck Heights Protector

Hasbrouck Heights Protector from directly overhead

Hasbrouck Heights Protector is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Rocky Mountain stands 322 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Boro of Hasbrouck Heights Sign, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.

The story

Borough in New Jersey, United States.

Dates from 1894.

Wikidata Q1082527, matched on coordinates and name (191 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
A memorial to those who went before, a tribute for the present, a challenge of excellence for the future to follow

How to reach it

Coordinates40.86446, -74.07545

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Miers Park: 0.7 mi
  • Teterboro Landing Park: 0.9 mi
  • Mary Street Park: 1.1 mi
  • Veterans Park: 1.1 mi
  • Rowland Ave Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
  • Saint Mother Teresa: 1.5 mi
  • The Involved Student: 4.4 mi
  • Buccaneer: 4.4 mi
  • Sprite Habitat: 4.5 mi
  • Something's Afoot: 4.5 mi
Gardens: 59
Cliffs
  • Palisades: 5.9 mi
  • Thor: 6.9 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 6.9 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 6.9 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 55
  • Boro of Hasbrouck Heights Sign: 0.0 mi
  • Hasbrouck Heights Town Hall Clock: 0.0 mi
  • Minit Mart Bus Stop: 0.1 mi
  • Neil McCarthy Memorial Tennis Courts: 0.2 mi
  • Welcome to Hasbrouck Heights: 0.5 mi
Picnic sites: 34
  • The Backyard: 3.1 mi
  • Picnic and Grill: 3.7 mi
  • Area B: 6.0 mi
  • Area C: 6.0 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Great Falls: 6.6 mi
  • The Loch: 7.7 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 13.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 13.6 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 19.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Hasbrouck Heights Protector. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountainNNW322 m17.3 mi
Twin HillNNW304 m16.5 mi
Matty Price HillNNW279 m16.4 mi
Millstone HillNNW278 m16.0 mi
High MountainNW268 m9.7 mi
Turkey MountainWNW268 m16.6 mi
Waughaw MountainWNW263 m15.6 mi
Monroe RidgeNNW262 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:32
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1815:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536373787669574738
Precip in3.32.84.14.03.94.24.44.24.13.73.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Teterboro AP, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7725523880

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