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Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Memorial

Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Memorial from directly overhead

Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Memorial is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Upper Pohatcong Mountain stands 375 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Clarks Woods Soccer Field, a park 0.3 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
ON THIS SITE STOOD THE ESTATE OF U.S. SENATOR JOSEPH S. FRELINGHUYSEN. IT WAS HERE, ON JULY 2, 1921, THAT PRESIDENT WARREN G. HARDING SIGNED A JOINT CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION THAT OFFICIALLY ENDED WORLD WAR I.
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Coordinates40.57696, -74.63155

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Clarks Woods Soccer Field: 0.3 mi
  • Elizabeth Ave Park: 0.6 mi
  • Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Park: 0.8 mi
  • John Long Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Raritan Power Canal Park: 0.9 mi
Museums
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites: 58
  • Firefighter's Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Somerville Veterans Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Raritan Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • Gabriel's Fountain Paddy Wagon: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 53
  • Duke Farms Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Branchburg Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Courtyard: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 34
Picnic sites: 19
  • Inman Park Picnic Grove: 8.8 mi
  • Primrose Preserve: 12.1 mi
  • Grove 1: 12.2 mi
  • Grove 2: 12.3 mi
  • Open Grove: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 18
Waterfalls: 6
  • Buttermilk Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Seele: 13.5 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 21.6 mi
  • High Falls: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 21.6 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Upper Pohatcong MountainNNW375 m21.9 mi
Mount ArlingtonN371 m23.4 mi
Schooleys MountainNNW364 m19.4 mi
County House MountainNW348 m23.4 mi
Mount FreedomN341 m18.4 mi
Calais MountainN334 m17.2 mi
Fox HillNW314 m14.1 mi
Watnong MountainNNE296 m20.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2919:5220:33
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:1915:5216:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038495968747265534234
Precip in3.62.84.14.03.44.24.73.74.34.33.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerville 4 NW, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10050163414

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