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James Garfield Alloway Monument

James Garfield Alloway Monument from directly overhead

James Garfield Alloway Monument is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Pine Hill stands 61 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Stormy Hill, a peak 1.9 miles away. Pine Barrens Byway passes 7.5 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
The cultivated blueberry industry started in the New Jersey Pinelands. On this site, James Garfield Alloway established one of the world's first blueberry farms.
Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.73660, -74.57922
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Batsto Historical Village: 7.4 mi
  • Cedar Bridge Tavern County Historic Site: 12.1 mi
  • Renault Winery: 13.6 mi
  • Jacques Cousteau Coastal Centre: 15.8 mi
  • Historic Whitesbog Village: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 26
Peaks: 20
Nature reserves: 19
Museums: 16
Artworks: 10
  • Giant Troll Big Rusty: 21.1 mi
  • Turtle (Murtle) statue: 21.2 mi
  • Mother Goose: 21.7 mi
  • 3 Little Pigs: 21.7 mi
  • Moby Dick the Whale: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 8
  • First Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Beach Haven West Bay Beach: 19.9 mi
  • Shore Beach: 20.7 mi
  • The Cove at Lake Lenape: 20.8 mi
  • Bay beach: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 8
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of James Garfield Alloway Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillW 281°61 m22.4 mi
Apple Pie HillN 354°56 m4.9 mi
Forked River MountainENE 63°56 m17.0 mi
East MountainENE 63°55 m17.2 mi
Mount PisgahNNW 345°55 m19.6 mi
Blueberry HillWNW 287°55 m21.2 mi
Pine HillENE 63°54 m16.6 mi
Spring HillENE 69°52 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:10
June solstice05:3119:5020:30
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1715:5516:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536270767467564537
Precip in3.73.04.53.73.84.35.25.34.44.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Mills 2 W, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10600360337

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