Historic site · New Jersey
Peter Woodland Memorial
Peter Woodland Memorial is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Sheep Hill stands 276 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bayside Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.69644, -74.08531
- 12.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 14.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bayside Park: 0.2 mi
- Muhammad Ali Park: 0.3 mi
- Ferris Park: 0.4 mi
- Cochrane Field: 0.4 mi
- Columbia Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Afro-American Historical Society Museum: 0.6 mi
- Chief John T. Brennan Fire Museum: 1.5 mi
- Liberty State Park Interpretive Center: 1.6 mi
- Liberty Science Center: 1.8 mi
- Statue of Liberty Museum: 2.1 mi
Beaches
- Caven Point Beach: 1.0 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 3.7 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.7 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 4.5 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 4.8 mi
Gardens
- Pesin Drive Grove: 1.2 mi
- Crescent Field: 2.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Grove: 2.2 mi
- North Cove Field: 2.4 mi
- Terminal Field: 2.6 mi
Attractions
- Statue of Liberty: 2.2 mi
- FlyNYON: 2.3 mi
- Colgate Clock: 2.9 mi
- Governor's Island Kayaking: 3.8 mi
- Street Car: 3.9 mi
Artworks
- Statue Of Liberty: 2.2 mi
- The Five Founders of the Statue of Liberty: 2.2 mi
- Tear Drop Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Beacon: 2.6 mi
- Sky Cache: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 1.2 mi
- Liberation Monument: 1.6 mi
- Lincoln the Mystic: 1.9 mi
- Columbus Monument: 2.3 mi
- To the Struggle Against World Terrorism: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Discovery Hill: 3.2 mi
- Outlook Hill: 3.2 mi
- Grassy Hill: 3.3 mi
- Slide Hill: 3.3 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Audubon Park: 0.8 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 4.1 mi
- Bird Island: 4.5 mi
- 1-E Landfill: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Freedom Field: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.5 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.6 mi
- Street Seats: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Palisades: 3.9 mi
- Hawk Hill: 11.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 12.1 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 13.1 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Fallkill Falls: 6.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.5 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.7 mi
- The Loch: 9.5 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 11.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.8 mi
- North Tower: 21.4 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 13.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 13.4 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 14.6 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 15.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 23.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 11.5 mi
- Boiling Spring: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Peter Woodland Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Hill | NW 313° | 276 m | 22.8 mi |
| High Mountain | NNW 343° | 268 m | 19.8 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 319° | 268 m | 23.1 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 321° | 263 m | 22.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 341° | 260 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 342° | 230 m | 19.5 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | WNW 285° | 217 m | 23.0 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 339° | 185 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/11759272461
Day trips start here
- Bayonne · 2 mi
- Hudson County · 2 mi
- Hoboken · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 4 mi
- Manhattan/TriBeCa · 4 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 5 mi
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