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John Rogers House

John Rogers House from directly overhead

John Rogers House is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Round Mountain stands 186 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is 9/11 Memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 6.7 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic house in New Jersey, United States

Wikidata Q6255446, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates40.26241, -74.64792

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Grandparents Grove: 0.3 mi
  • Conover Park: 1.1 mi
  • Fred Sayen Park: 2.0 mi
  • Sunset Manor Park: 2.0 mi
  • Bernard Foley: 2.3 mi
Artworks
  • Garden State: 4.0 mi
  • Memory: 4.1 mi
  • Dorion: 4.1 mi
  • The Nine Muses: 4.1 mi
  • Depression Breadline: 4.1 mi
Museums
  • Museum Building: 4.1 mi
  • Civil War & Native American Museum: 4.4 mi
  • John Abbot II House: 4.4 mi
  • Historical Society Of Princeton: 4.4 mi
  • Historic Wicoff House Museum: 5.9 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Gardens: 46
  • Fairgrounds Gardens: 4.1 mi
  • Acer Courtyard: 4.1 mi
  • Water Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Birch Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Plainsboro community gardens: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 33
Picnic sites: 16
  • Student Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Alumni Grove: 6.8 mi
  • Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 10.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Turkey Swamp Park: 18.8 mi
  • Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 23.4 mi
  • Paul's Beach: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Old Quarry: 16.5 mi
  • Washington's Rock: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Kerr Spring: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainNNW 334°186 m23.5 mi
Sourland MountainNNW 344°171 m14.7 mi
Second Watchung MountainNNE 12°168 m24.1 mi
Buckingham MountainW 280°158 m21.0 mi
Baldpate MountainWNW 292°146 m12.7 mi
Strawberry HillWNW 288°143 m13.7 mi
Solebury MountainWNW 287°142 m18.3 mi
Goat HillWNW 291°138 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3019:5120:32
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 °F313340516170757366544436
Precip in3.52.64.33.74.14.64.84.34.24.03.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hightstown 2 W, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 78001770OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Rogers, John, House, reference 78001770, listed 01/31/78.

OpenStreetMap element node/11777061381

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