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Old Stone Arch Bridge

Old Stone Arch Bridge from directly overhead

Old Stone Arch Bridge is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Schooleys Mountain stands 364 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle of Bound Brook Monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

bridge in Bound Brook, New Jersey

Wikidata Q7085098, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.

What the record says

Built
1730

How to reach it

Coordinates40.56040, -74.52679

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Battle of Bound Brook Monument: 0.2 mi
  • Memorial Cannon: 0.2 mi
  • Memorial Cannon 02: 0.2 mi
  • War Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Veteran's War Memorial: 0.5 mi
Parks
  • Billian Legion Park: 0.2 mi
  • Officer Sam Kriney Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cherry Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Maple Avenue Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions: 38
Beaches: 26
Picnic sites: 23
  • Inman Park Picnic Grove: 4.6 mi
  • Grove 1: 7.1 mi
  • Grove 2: 7.2 mi
  • Open Grove: 7.3 mi
  • Grove 3A: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 18.2 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Schooleys MountainNW 323°364 m23.2 mi
Mount FreedomN 352°341 m19.5 mi
Calais MountainN 350°334 m18.4 mi
Fox HillNW 309°314 m18.8 mi
Watnong MountainN 5°295.7 m20.0 mi
Seward HillNNW 333°289 m17.5 mi
Mount KippWNW 294°289 m22.8 mi
Hell MountainWNW 302°288 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2819:5220:33
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:1915:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543546372777568564638
Precip in3.83.14.33.64.04.35.34.04.34.33.54.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plainfield, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 08000550OpenStreetMapWikipedia
  • National Register of Historic Places — Old Stone Arch Bridge, reference 08000550, listed 06/27/08.

OpenStreetMap element node/5326227162

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