Mercer County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
Mercer County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Round Mountain stands 186 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Swamp Angel, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 27.2 mi off the Blue Route
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 6 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 11 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ellarslie: 0.1 mi
- Trenton City Museum/ Ellarslie Museum: 0.1 mi
- New Jersey State Museum: 1.3 mi
- Old Barracks Museum: 1.6 mi
- Meredith Havens Fire Museum: 1.7 mi
- Cadwalader Park: 0.2 mi
- Rutherford Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
- Laurel Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
- Oakland Street Playground: 0.5 mi
- Stacy Park: 0.7 mi
- West End Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Serenity Garden: 0.9 mi
- Prospect Street Garden: 0.9 mi
- Capital City Farm: 2.0 mi
- Chestnut Avenue Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Morrisville Riverfront Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Lawrence Nature Center: 2.6 mi
- Lower Makefield Open Space: 3.3 mi
- Loveless Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Central Park: 3.5 mi
- House 6: 0.1 mi
- Houe 8: 0.2 mi
- Lake Ceva Pavilion: 2.5 mi
- Hog Island Cranes: 3.6 mi
- Grounds For Sculpture: 3.6 mi
- The Swamp Angel: 0.0 mi
- Graystones Monument: 1.3 mi
- Grey Stone: 1.3 mi
- Trenton Battle Monument: 1.5 mi
- Trenton World War II Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Robert Morris Statue: 2.1 mi
- TCNJ Topiary: 2.2 mi
- Golden Spiral: 2.4 mi
- Building Up: 2.5 mi
- Crossing Paths: 3.5 mi
- Turkey Hill: 4.9 mi
- Fairless Landfill: 6.2 mi
- Mount Canoe: 7.5 mi
- Baldpate Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 8.2 mi
- Alumni Grove: 2.3 mi
- Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 2.9 mi
- Student Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 6.3 mi
- Shaded Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Old Quarry: 11.1 mi
- Washington's Rock: 11.4 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 21.3 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 21.5 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 9.3 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 9.3 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 16.8 mi
- Gold Run: 1.6 mi
- High Falls: 18.7 mi
- Kerr Spring: 18.0 mi
- Ong's Hat: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mercer County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | N 353° | 186 m | 23.0 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | WNW 300° | 174 m | 18.9 mi |
| Sourland Mountain | NNE 12° | 171 m | 16.2 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | WNW 292° | 158 m | 14.4 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NW 325° | 146 m | 7.8 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | NW 316° | 143 m | 8.2 mi |
| Solebury Mountain | NW 304° | 142 m | 12.3 mi |
| Goat Hill | NW 314° | 138 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:54 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trenton-mercer AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7655082350
Day trips start here
- Ewing · 2 mi
- Trenton · 3 mi
- Yardley · 3 mi
- Mercer County · 6 mi
- Washington Crossing Historical Park · 6 mi
- Bordentown · 7 mi
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