Historic Public School Bell
Historic Public School Bell is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Second Watchung Mountain stands 168 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Terhune Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- brick
- Inscription
- Bell from first Matawan public graded school
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 19.8 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Terhune Park: 0.1 mi
- Clinton Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Joseph Penniplede Park: 0.2 mi
- Lake Lefferts Lakeside Park: 0.4 mi
- Gravelly Brook Park: 0.5 mi
- Burrowes Mansion Museum: 0.5 mi
- Keyport Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- Keyport Fire Museum and Education Center: 2.4 mi
- Vietnam Era Museum and Education Center: 3.3 mi
- Holmes Hendrickson House: 3.7 mi
- COVID-19 Memorial Spiral: 2.6 mi
- Raritan Rocket: 4.4 mi
- Karl Jansky Monument: 4.7 mi
- Middletown North Lion: 6.9 mi
- Middletown North Senior Mural: 7.0 mi
- Holmdel Horn Antenna: 2.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
- The South Pole: 6.1 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 7.5 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 7.7 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 2.9 mi
- Cliffwood Beach: 2.9 mi
- Seidler's Beach: 2.9 mi
- Seidler Beach: 3.2 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 3.4 mi
- David Shaw Arboretum: 3.8 mi
- Japanese Themed Garden: 5.6 mi
- Bonsai Display: 5.6 mi
- Display Garden: 5.6 mi
- Composting Demo: 5.6 mi
- Tatum Park: 5.2 mi
- Mannino Park: 5.7 mi
- Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Keystone Park: 6.8 mi
- Mount Loretto Unique Area: 6.8 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Willard Maloney: 2.5 mi
- Wasilly Lapchuk: 2.5 mi
- Luke E. Slover, Jr.: 2.5 mi
- Beacon Hill: 2.4 mi
- Crawford Hill: 2.7 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 3.3 mi
- Stone Hill: 7.7 mi
- Sugar Loaf Hill: 7.8 mi
- Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 7.5 mi
- Grove 4: 11.4 mi
- Open Grove: 11.6 mi
- Grove 2: 11.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 12.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
- North Tower: 13.0 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 13.0 mi
- Power House: 13.0 mi
- Seele: 19.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 21.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 22.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 22.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 22.3 mi
- Barber: 8.5 mi
- Raritan Landing: 14.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 10.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 10.5 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 14.8 mi
- Hawk Hill: 23.1 mi
- Tulip Springs: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Historic Public School Bell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Watchung Mountain | NW 309° | 168 m | 21.4 mi |
| Long Hill | NNW 332° | 126 m | 22.7 mi |
| Todt Hill | NNE 25° | 125 m | 14.5 mi |
| Crawford Hill | ESE 117° | 120 m | 2.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 218° | 110 m | 15.4 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | ESE 109° | 106 m | 3.3 mi |
| Tenmile Run Mountain | W 274° | 92 m | 19.4 mi |
| Rocky Hill | W 265° | 92 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:51 | 16:34 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freehold-marlboro, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12163410132
Day trips start here
- Old Bridge · 4 mi
- Keansburg · 6 mi
- Perth Amboy · 7 mi
- Edison · 9 mi
- East Brunswick · 10 mi
- Englishtown · 10 mi
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