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Plaster Mill

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Plaster Mill from directly overhead

Plaster Mill is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Musconetcong State Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

The story

Historic building in Stanhope, New Jersey.

Wikidata Q7202018, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).

How to reach it

Coordinates40.90198, -74.70859

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Musconetcong State Park: 0.8 mi
  • Wills Brook Park: 0.8 mi
  • Riverside Park: 1.7 mi
  • Turkey Brook Greenway: 1.9 mi
  • Landing Park: 2.1 mi
Attractions
Museums
  • Hackettstown Historical Society: 7.1 mi
  • Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Rockaway Borough Historical: 10.0 mi
  • Denville's History Musuem: 12.3 mi
  • Historic Society of Stillwater Township: 12.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 57
Nature reserves
Beaches: 44
Gardens: 36
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Denville Community Gardens: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Buttermilk Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Upper Glen Waterfall: 18.3 mi
  • Silver Spray Waterfall: 18.4 mi
  • Lower Glen Waterfall: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 28
  • Red M&M: 6.6 mi
  • Green M&M: 6.6 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 6.6 mi
  • Ms. Brown M&M: 6.6 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 14.1 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 19.8 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Plaster Mill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morris County High PointNE425 m10.7 mi
Bowling Green MountainNE420 m11.0 mi
Green Pond MountainENE393 m9.7 mi
Allamuchy MountainWNW377 m4.8 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainWSW375 m9.0 mi
Copperas MountainENE373 m15.0 mi
Mount ArlingtonENE371 m4.3 mi
Schooleys MountainSW364 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2819:5320:35
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2115:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506068737163524233
Precip in3.32.84.13.83.84.55.14.94.34.63.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aeroflex-andover AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1077714094

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