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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.

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The story

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

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

The record

What the record says

Material
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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
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.47105, -74.35158

Overlooks nearby

Around it

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
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums
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
Artworks
Peaks: 51
Beaches: 41
Picnic sites: 23
  • Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
  • Grove 4: 3.9 mi
  • Grove 3B: 4.0 mi
  • Grove 3A: 4.0 mi
  • Open Grove: 4.1 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
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

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 MountainNW 323°251 m21.8 mi
Sugar LoafNNW 336°229 m23.2 mi
Gillespie HillNNW 339°217 m23.2 mi
Mount KembleNNW 337°215 m22.3 mi
Blachleys HillNNW 333°204 m22.2 mi
Kinneys HillNNW 342°180 m23.4 mi
Mount Saint JohnNW 319°179 m24.1 mi
Stony HillNNE 13°179 m24.2 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9380693825

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