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Sayreville United Methodist Chruch

Sayreville United Methodist Chruch from directly overhead

Sayreville United Methodist Chruch is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Mine Mountain stands 251 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington School Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Power station with capacity >1MW in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

Wikidata Q116696922, matched on coordinates and name (613 m apart).

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Chartered in 1848, the United Methodist Church was the first religious congregation in the part of South Amboy that would be incorporated as Sayreville in 1876. Methodism came to this area through a circuit rider - a minister on horseback servicing local

How to reach it

Coordinates40.47105, -74.35158

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Washington School Park: 0.0 mi
  • Ken Buchanan Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
  • Boemhurst Avenue Park: 0.7 mi
  • War Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Bailey Park: 1.2 mi
Attractions
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
  • South River Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Rutgers Gardens: 3.8 mi
  • Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Resurrection Garden: 4.8 mi
  • East Brunswick Community Garden: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 51
Peaks: 51
Beaches: 41
Picnic sites: 20
  • Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
  • Grove 4: 3.9 mi
  • Open Grove: 4.1 mi
  • Grove 2: 4.2 mi
  • Grove 1: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Buttermilk Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Seele: 13.8 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 19.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sayreville United Methodist Chruch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mine MountainNW251 m21.8 mi
Sugar LoafNNW229 m23.2 mi
Gillespie HillNNW217 m23.2 mi
Mount KembleNNW215 m22.3 mi
Blachleys HillNNW204 m22.2 mi
Kinneys HillNNW180 m23.4 mi
Mount Saint JohnNW179 m24.1 mi
Stony HillNNE179 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2819:5120:32
September equinox06:4618:2018:56
December solstice07:1815:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341526171767467554537
Precip in3.73.04.43.94.04.84.84.74.24.13.44.5

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9380693825

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