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Morris Township Veterans Monument

Morris Township Veterans Monument from directly overhead

Morris Township Veterans Monument is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Morris Township 9-11 Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

inscription continued: The Call To Duty Korea: June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953 Vietnam: August 4, 1964 - January 27, 1973 Eleventh Hour, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Month 1987 The Constitution Bicentennial "Lest We Forget"

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Dedicated to the Members of the Armed Services, The Sung and the Unsung, The Known and the Unknown, The Returned and the Remaining, Beloved Heroes All Who In Latitudes and Longitudes Near and Remote, In Times Recent and Distant, Did Answer The Call To Dut
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What to expect

Official site

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Coordinates40.78105, -74.46321

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
Artworks
  • George Washington: 1.0 mi
  • No Turning Back: 1.3 mi
  • Lunch Break: 1.3 mi
  • Mutual Support: 1.3 mi
  • Patriot's Farewell: 1.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Shakespeare Garden: 1.2 mi
  • The Kellog Club: 1.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
  • The Urban Farm (Grow It Green): 1.9 mi
  • Elliott Street Community Garden: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 2.5 mi
  • Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 2.7 mi
  • Legend Rock: 5.8 mi
  • Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 6.8 mi
  • African Adventure: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 46
Picnic sites: 28
Waterfalls: 12
  • Buttermilk Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Seele: 8.5 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Hawk Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 13.4 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 14.1 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 14.3 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 9.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Morris Township Veterans Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morris County High PointNNW 341°425 m17.5 mi
Bowling Green MountainNNW 344°420 m16.3 mi
Green Pond MountainNNW 342°393 m13.5 mi
Copperas MountainN 360°373 m16.2 mi
Mount ArlingtonNW 317°371 m12.7 mi
Schooleys MountainW 281°364 m17.6 mi
Mase MountainNNW 333°359 m13.6 mi
Cobb HillN 0°358 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2719:5220:33
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:1915:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313240526171767467554536
Precip in3.53.04.24.04.04.84.74.94.64.63.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canoe Brook, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8997086119

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