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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
Peaks
Attractions
Historic sites
Nature reserves
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
Beaches: 47
Gardens: 39
  • 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: 32
  • 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: 4
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 14.1 mi
  • Rest area: 17.4 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 19.8 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Plaster Mill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morris County High PointNE 40°425 m10.7 mi
Bowling Green MountainNE 49°420 m11.0 mi
Green Pond MountainENE 62°393 m9.7 mi
Allamuchy MountainWNW 291°377 m4.8 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainWSW 243°375 m9.0 mi
Copperas MountainENE 58°373 m15.0 mi
Mount ArlingtonENE 77°371 m4.3 mi
Mount PaulNE 42°368 m13.1 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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