Historic site · New Jersey
Indian and the Puritan
Indian and the Puritan is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Shadow of a Face, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Sculpture by Gutzon Borglum.
Dates from 1916.
Wikidata Q14705651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.74426, -74.17007
- 13.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 29.5 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Newark Museum: 0.1 mi
- New Jersey Historical Society: 0.4 mi
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 3.4 mi
- William D. McDowell Observatory: 4.4 mi
- Meadowlands Environment Center: 4.5 mi
Parks
- Lombardi Park: 0.2 mi
- Monsignor Doane Park: 0.2 mi
- New Street Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Chambers Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Norman Samuels Plaza: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- University Square Courtyard: 0.2 mi
- Campus Center Terrace: 0.4 mi
- A Healing Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- Shipley Environmental Center: 1.0 mi
- Prudential Learning Center: 1.0 mi
Attractions
- FlyNYON: 3.5 mi
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 5.5 mi
- Big Cat Country: 5.9 mi
- Birds of Prey: 5.9 mi
- Australian Outback: 6.0 mi
Beaches
- Flamingo: 6.0 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 6.4 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 6.5 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 7.3 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 7.7 mi
Peaks
- Laurel Hill: 4.3 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 4.9 mi
- Stony Hill: 6.1 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 6.5 mi
- Nook Hill: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 58
- Rutgers Arch: 0.3 mi
- Wars of America: 0.4 mi
- The Bent: 0.5 mi
- Seated Lincoln: 0.6 mi
- Major General Philip Kearny: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- 1-E Landfill: 3.5 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Audubon Park: 5.0 mi
- Eagle Rock Reservation: 5.7 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Shadow of a Face: 0.1 mi
- Morris Canal Lock 16 East: 0.6 mi
- Rosa Parks: 0.7 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.7 mi
- Althea Gibson Statue: 2.4 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- The Park: 3.7 mi
- Freedom Field: 6.7 mi
- The Backyard: 7.3 mi
- Picnic and Grill: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Hemlock Falls: 6.2 mi
- Hobble Falls: 6.2 mi
- The Loch: 11.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 11.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Palisades: 6.6 mi
- Hawk Hill: 7.1 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 8.3 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 8.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 6.6 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 13.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 13.8 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 17.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 7.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 24.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 12.2 mi
- Barber: 15.5 mi
- Raritan Landing: 22.2 mi
- New City Village: 22.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 6.4 mi
- Boiling Spring: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Indian and the Puritan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | WNW 293° | 296 m | 18.4 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NW 322° | 283 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NW 315° | 276 m | 17.3 mi |
| Tourne | NW 310° | 273 m | 18.2 mi |
| High Mountain | N 355° | 268 m | 15.7 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 323° | 268 m | 17.7 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 326° | 263 m | 17.0 mi |
| Beech Mountain | N 352° | 260 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
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 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrison, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 94001256OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Indian and the Puritan, reference 94001256, listed 10/28/94.
OpenStreetMap element node/4721829028
Day trips start here
- Harrison · 1 mi
- Newark · 1 mi
- Gateway · 4 mi
- The Oranges · 4 mi
- Essex County · 5 mi
- Hudson County · 5 mi
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