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Mansion House

Mansion House from directly overhead

Mansion House is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Festival Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 27 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
The Mansion House was considered to be the finest hotel of its day. On August 22, 1861, the wife of Abraham Lincoln visited Long Branch and stayed at the Mansion House. A thrilling demonstration of an ocean rescue by the Life-Saving Service...

How to reach it

Coordinates40.30191, -73.97919

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Erlanger Gardens: 2.1 mi
  • Lois Blonder Sculpture Garden: 2.1 mi
  • COVID-19 Memorial Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Asbury Park Community Garden: 6.1 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • Seabright Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Madame Marie's: 5.6 mi
  • Asbury Eighteen Mini Golf: 5.7 mi
  • Nike Missile: 9.1 mi
  • Nike Missile: 9.1 mi
Beaches
Nature reserves: 58
Picnic sites: 5
  • Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 19.1 mi
  • Thompson Grove Park: 19.3 mi
  • Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 22.6 mi
  • Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Fallkill Falls: 24.9 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Todt HillNNW 341°125 m21.8 mi
Crawford HillWNW 300°120 m12.6 mi
Pine HillWSW 259°110 m23.4 mi
Telegraph HillWNW 302°106 m12.0 mi
Beacon HillWNW 292°82 m13.9 mi
Throck Morton HillWSW 252°81 m11.1 mi
Cranberry HillWSW 254°74 m9.4 mi
Lippincort HillWSW 248°72 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2719:4920:30
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1615:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541506069757468564638
Precip in4.23.34.33.94.14.34.46.34.34.73.84.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Branch-oakhurst, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9346306008

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