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Old Newton Burial Ground

Old Newton Burial Ground from directly overhead

Old Newton Burial Ground is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. High Point stands 551 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Defenders of the Union, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

historic cemetery in Newton, New Jersey

Dates from 1762.

Wikidata Q19867116, matched on coordinates and name (53 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Oldest portion dedicated in 1762 as part of town plot. Enlarged about 1820. Job S Halsted donated 3/5 acre in 1837 to Presbyterian Church. And close my wall in 1837. By 1876, burial is estimated at 5000 including many of the earliest sellers of the county
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Coordinates41.05643, -74.75325

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Newton Square: 0.1 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
  • Summit Avenue Park: 0.5 mi
  • New Hampshire Street Park: 0.5 mi
  • Memory Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 58
  • Outdoor Entertainment Area: 5.4 mi
  • Horse Show Area: 5.5 mi
  • Agricultural Area: 5.5 mi
  • Family Entertainment Area: 5.6 mi
  • Frying Pan Trees: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 52
  • Beach 10: 5.3 mi
  • Beach 9: 5.4 mi
  • Beach 11A: 5.5 mi
  • Beach 6: 5.5 mi
  • Beach 11B: 5.6 mi
Museums: 40
Waterfalls: 35
  • Silver Spray Waterfall: 8.4 mi
  • Tillman Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Tumbling Waters: 11.2 mi
  • Upper Glen Waterfall: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 22
  • Glass Tentacles: 10.9 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 11.1 mi
  • Rock Maze: 12.0 mi
  • Red M&M: 13.8 mi
  • Green M&M: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Founder's Park: 5.5 mi
  • The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 15.0 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest area: 17.4 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 21.0 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 22.5 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Old Newton Burial Ground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointNNE 15°551 m18.9 mi
Sunrise MountainN 9°500 m11.3 mi
Mount MohicanW 259°480 m15.3 mi
Rattlesnake MountainNW 312°454 m7.8 mi
Wawayanda MountainENE 58°448 m18.2 mi
Bird MountainNW 317°445 m8.0 mi
Granite PeakENE 57°445 m15.2 mi
South PeakENE 58°440 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2819:5420:36
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2115:5016:34

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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6645879455

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