Princeton Battle Monument
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Princeton Battle Monument is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Hell Mountain stands 288 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Morven Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Princeton Battle Monument is located in Princeton, New Jersey, adjacent to Morven and Princeton's borough hall. The monument commemorates the January 3, 1777 Battle of Princeton and depicts General George Washington leading his troops to victory and the death of General Hugh Mercer. It stands 50 feet (15 m) tall and was inspired by carvings on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Designed to visually anchor the western end of Nassau Street, the monument and its park are a legacy of the City Beautiful movement.
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Dates from 1922.
Wikidata Q7244936, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 10.5 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 12.2 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 11 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 14 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Morven Museum: 0.1 mi
- Historical Society Of Princeton: 2.1 mi
- Historic Wicoff House Museum: 4.4 mi
- Hopewell Museum: 5.7 mi
- Dirck Gulick House: 7.1 mi
- Tiger Park: 0.3 mi
- Palmer Square Green: 0.3 mi
- Cannon Green: 0.4 mi
- Albert E. Hinds Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Mary Moss Park: 0.5 mi
- Fuld Hall: 1.1 mi
- Pond dialogue: 1.2 mi
- Stony Brook Swinging Bridge: 1.7 mi
- Lake Ceva Pavilion: 7.9 mi
- Grounds For Sculpture: 8.3 mi
- Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Community Park North: 1.0 mi
- Public Open Space: 1.3 mi
- John Witherspoon Woods: 1.5 mi
- All Saints Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Heritage Tour - 19: 0.6 mi
- Iconic Colonade: 1.1 mi
- Grovers Mill Historic Comminity: 3.8 mi
- Chou, Liao, and Lin Family Open Space Monument: 4.2 mi
- John Hart Monument: 5.9 mi
- Einstein Statue: 0.1 mi
- Oval with Points: 0.3 mi
- (Any) Body Oddly Propped: 0.4 mi
- Remembrance: 0.4 mi
- Public Table: 0.4 mi
- Prospect Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Birch Garden: 1.1 mi
- Herrontown Woods Arboretum: 2.4 mi
- Plainsboro community gardens: 3.4 mi
- Fairgrounds Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Rose: 3.3 mi
- Pheasant Hill: 6.2 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Pennington Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Alumni Grove: 8.0 mi
- Student Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 11.7 mi
- Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 12.5 mi
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 13.4 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 21.8 mi
- Turkey Swamp Park: 21.9 mi
- Paul's Beach: 23.0 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 23.4 mi
- Seidler Beach: 23.9 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 9.5 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 11.9 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 12.0 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Old Quarry: 14.5 mi
- Washington's Rock: 14.6 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 22.4 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 23.5 mi
- Gold Run: 10.1 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 17.4 mi
- High Falls: 19.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 15.6 mi
- Barber: 24.9 mi
- Kerr Spring: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Princeton Battle Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hell Mountain | NNW 343° | 288 m | 24.7 mi |
| Cushetunk Mountain | NNW 334° | 254 m | 19.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 328° | 186 m | 17.8 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | W 275° | 174 m | 22.9 mi |
| Sourland Mountain | NNW 339° | 171 m | 8.8 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | NNE 19° | 168 m | 18.7 mi |
| Round Top | NNW 346° | 162 m | 23.2 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | W 264° | 158 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hightstown 2 W, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1424838096
Day trips start here
- Princeton · 0 mi
- West Windsor · 4 mi
- Mercer County · 5 mi
- Montgomery Township · 6 mi
- Belle Mead · 8 mi
- Ewing · 9 mi
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