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Historic Public School Bell

Historic Public School Bell from directly overhead

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.

The record

What the record says

Material
brick
Inscription
Bell from first Matawan public graded school
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.40989, -74.23174
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Museums
  • 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
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
  • 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
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 35
Picnic sites: 22
  • Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 7.5 mi
  • Grove 4: 11.4 mi
  • Grove 3B: 11.4 mi
  • Grove 3A: 11.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • Seele: 19.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Second Watchung MountainNW 309°168 m21.4 mi
Long HillNNW 332°126 m22.7 mi
Todt HillNNE 25°125 m14.5 mi
Crawford HillESE 117°120 m2.7 mi
Pine HillSW 218°110 m15.4 mi
Telegraph HillESE 109°106 m3.3 mi
Tenmile Run MountainW 274°92 m19.4 mi
Rocky HillW 265°92 m22.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2819:5020:31
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1715:5116:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541526171767467564637
Precip in3.93.14.23.83.84.44.74.14.24.13.54.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freehold-marlboro, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12163410132

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