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Old Mine Road

Old Mine Road from directly overhead

Old Mine Road is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Mount Wismer stands 627 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosenkrans House and Museum, a museum 0.8 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 18 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Connecting Esopus (Kingston) on Hudson River with Pahaquarry copper mines. Length 104 miles-built about 1650.Shapanack fort-erected French and Indian War front of house on hill.Isaac Van Campen House built in 1750 just south.John Adams spent a night h
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Sussex County Historical Society
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.16681, -74.89116

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 53
Attractions: 49
  • Peter's Corners: 7.1 mi
  • Family Entertainment Area: 9.3 mi
  • Outdoor Entertainment Area: 9.3 mi
  • Agricultural Area: 9.3 mi
  • Horse Show Area: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 48
  • Kittatinny Lake Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Kittattiny Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Stokes Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Gold Key Beach: 10.9 mi
  • PWLPOA Beach: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 47
Waterfalls: 33
  • Tumbling Waters: 1.6 mi
  • Tillman Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Lower Indian Ladder Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Silver Spray Waterfall: 2.3 mi
Museums: 24
  • Rosenkrans House and Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Historic Society of Stillwater Township: 9.0 mi
  • Snook Agricultural Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Pocono Indian Museum: 10.4 mi
  • The Columns Museum of the Pike County Historical Society: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Glass Tentacles: 2.9 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 10.7 mi
  • Rock Maze: 12.7 mi
  • Red M&M: 21.1 mi
  • Green M&M: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 7
  • The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Founder's Park: 9.4 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Sarah Street Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Labyrinth Garden: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 7
  • Pike Welcome Center: 16.2 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 17.9 mi
  • Rest area: 18.3 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 19.2 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Old Mine Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WismerWNW 284°627 m19.4 mi
High KnobNW 307°624 m15.2 mi
Low KnobNW 310°607 m15.6 mi
West HillNW 308°605 m16.3 mi
West MountainWNW 286°605 m19.0 mi
Mud Pond MountainWNW 298°582 m16.8 mi
East MountainWNW 291°579 m17.5 mi
Belle MountainWNW 303°576 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2819:5520:36
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2215:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938495968737264524233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newton, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8948666097

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