Historic site · New Jersey
Reading Room
Reading Room is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Mine Mountain stands 251 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sayre & Fisher Reading Room, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- The Reading Room Building was constructed in Sayreville in 1883 by the Sayre & Fisher Company for use as a library and a hall. The first floor hall was used for meetings, sales promotions, and employee functions. Later it was called Sayreville Hall bec...
How to reach it
Coordinates40.47123, -74.35466
- 11.4 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 20.4 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 0.0 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 0.2 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 0.3 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 3.3 mi
- The South Pole: 5.8 mi
Parks
- Washington School Park: 0.1 mi
- Ken Buchanan Riverfront Park: 0.2 mi
- War Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Boemhurst Avenue Park: 0.8 mi
- Bailey Park: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Sayreville Historical Society: 0.2 mi
- East Brunswick Museum: 3.8 mi
- Kearny Cottage Museum: 4.8 mi
- Proprietary House: 5.0 mi
- Joyce Kilmer House: 5.1 mi
Artworks
- Studio Theater: 2.4 mi
- Rising: 4.1 mi
- The Four Arts: 4.3 mi
- Spiral Field: 4.3 mi
- Current: 4.4 mi
Gardens
- South River Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Rutgers Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 3.7 mi
- Resurrection Garden: 4.7 mi
- East Brunswick Community Garden: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Tices Lane Park: 3.3 mi
- Country Lane Park: 3.6 mi
- Keystone Park: 3.9 mi
- Mannino Park: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 51
- Sayreville United Methodist Chruch: 0.2 mi
- First School Bell: 0.2 mi
- Brick Water Tower: 0.3 mi
- Firefighter Memorial: 0.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 51
- Beacon Hill: 9.5 mi
- Crawford Hill: 10.4 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 11.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 11.0 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 38
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 5.0 mi
- Paul's Beach: 5.3 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 5.8 mi
- Seidler Beach: 6.4 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
- Grove 4: 3.7 mi
- Open Grove: 3.9 mi
- Grove 2: 4.0 mi
- Grove 1: 4.1 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 7.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 7.7 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 12.5 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Buttermilk Falls: 13.3 mi
- Seele: 13.8 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 19.6 mi
- Hobble Falls: 19.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 24.0 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 18.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 18.5 mi
- North Tower: 20.1 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 20.1 mi
- Power House: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Raritan Landing: 6.3 mi
- Barber: 6.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Hawk Hill: 18.7 mi
- Palisades: 24.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Reading Room. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Mountain | NW 323° | 251 m | 21.7 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NNW 336° | 229 m | 23.1 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | NNW 339° | 217 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Kemble | NNW 337° | 215 m | 22.2 mi |
| Blachleys Hill | NNW 333° | 204 m | 22.1 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | NNW 343° | 180 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Saint John | NW 319° | 179 m | 24.0 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNE 14° | 179 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Brunswick 3 SE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9249066812
Day trips start here
- Edison · 2 mi
- Piscataway · 3 mi
- East Brunswick · 4 mi
- Highland Park · 4 mi
- Middlesex County · 4 mi
- New Brunswick · 5 mi
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