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John Hart Monument

John Hart Monument from directly overhead

John Hart Monument is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Fox Hill stands 314 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hopewell Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Monument and grave of John Hart, a signer of the Declaration of Independence

What the record says

Inscription
John Hart A signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey July 4, 1776.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.38789, -74.76464

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Artworks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Sourlands Ecosystem Preserve: 3.1 mi
  • Bessie Grover Park: 3.1 mi
  • Inverness Neighborhood Park: 3.3 mi
  • Harbourton Woodsville Road Park: 3.4 mi
  • Hobler Park: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 40
Gardens: 37
  • Birch Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Prospect Gardens: 6.4 mi
  • Herrontown Woods Arboretum: 6.6 mi
  • Plainsboro community gardens: 9.3 mi
  • Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Alumni Grove: 8.2 mi
  • General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 8.7 mi
  • Student Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 12.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Kerr Spring: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fox HillN 355°314 m23.9 mi
Haycock MountainWNW 286°295 m24.9 mi
Mount KippNNW 338°289 m22.6 mi
Musconetcong MountainNW 326°289 m22.7 mi
Hell MountainN 355°288 m21.0 mi
Cushetunk MountainNNW 348°254 m14.9 mi
Mine MountainNNE 20°251 m24.5 mi
Coffman HillWNW 299°249 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3019:5220:33
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:1915:5316:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544435
Precip in3.83.04.34.04.44.75.54.34.54.43.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wertsville 4 NE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/3687262960

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