Southwest Bastion Fort
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Southwest Bastion Fort is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery Morris, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 25 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic district and landmark in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Wikidata Q5471291, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Built
- 1868
How to reach it
- 25.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 29.6 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Battery Morris: 0.1 mi
- Battery Urmston: 0.1 mi
- Battery Peck: 0.2 mi
- 9-Gun Battery: 0.2 mi
- Battery Potter: 0.3 mi
- North Beach: 0.4 mi
- FIshing Beach: 2.5 mi
- Beach E: 3.1 mi
- Beach D: 3.3 mi
- Beach C: 3.9 mi
- Nike Missile: 2.7 mi
- Nike Missile: 2.7 mi
- Endeavor: 7.3 mi
- Happy Fishing: 7.3 mi
- Samba Balloon Ride: 7.4 mi
- Navesink Park: 4.0 mi
- Mount Mitchell Scenic Overlook County Park: 4.3 mi
- Lenape Woods Greenway Municipally Open Space: 4.3 mi
- Huddy Park: 4.5 mi
- Croydon Hall Park: 4.8 mi
- Atlantic Highlands Historica: 4.2 mi
- Spermaceti Cove Life Boat Station: 5.1 mi
- Fort Wadsworth Visitor's Center and Museum: 9.7 mi
- Harbor Defense Museum: 9.7 mi
- Mont Sec House: 9.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Dove: 4.2 mi
- Middletown North Senior Mural: 6.6 mi
- Middletown North Lion: 6.7 mi
- Evil Clown of Middletown: 7.2 mi
- Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese Monument: 7.4 mi
- Huber Woods County Park: 5.9 mi
- Swinburne Island: 7.1 mi
- Piping Plover Protected area: 7.4 mi
- New Creek Bluebelt: 8.7 mi
- Tatum Park: 9.1 mi
- Surfside Multicultural Garden Coalition: 7.2 mi
- Santos White Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- West 23rd Street Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Dana Borell Garden: 8.2 mi
- Parterre (Rose Garden): 8.3 mi
- Highlands of Navesink: 4.8 mi
- Garrett Hill: 5.7 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 10.1 mi
- Emerson Hill: 10.7 mi
- Todt Hill: 10.7 mi
- Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 14.0 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 15.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 15.6 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 15.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 0.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 0.6 mi
- North Tower: 5.1 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 5.2 mi
- South Tower: 5.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 13.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 13.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 13.6 mi
- The Loch: 22.6 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 24.4 mi
- Palisades: 19.0 mi
- Palisades: 20.8 mi
- Palisades: 23.5 mi
- Hawk Hill: 24.4 mi
- Barber: 13.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 24.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 24.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 14.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 14.9 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 24.5 mi
- Tulip Springs: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Southwest Bastion Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todt Hill | NNW 328° | 125 m | 10.7 mi |
| Crawford Hill | WSW 241° | 120 m | 10.8 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | WSW 239° | 106 m | 10.1 mi |
| Nook Hill | NW 319° | 92 m | 24.3 mi |
| Beacon Hill | WSW 241° | 82 m | 13.1 mi |
| Throck Morton Hill | SSW 211° | 81 m | 17.5 mi |
| Cranberry Hill | SSW 208° | 74 m | 16.1 mi |
| Lippincort Hill | SSW 203° | 72 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:50 | 16:33 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 80002505OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1006169218
Day trips start here
- Keansburg · 7 mi
- Staten Island · 11 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 14 mi
- Perth Amboy · 14 mi
- Bayonne · 15 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 16 mi
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