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Stu Wagner Memorial

Stu Wagner Memorial from directly overhead

Stu Wagner Memorial is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Crawford Hill stands 120 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tranquility, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 23 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A memorial plaque on a tree dedicated to Stuart Wagner Jr., a beloved NJT railroad conductor known locally as 'the father of Bay Head'.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
In Memory of STU WAGNER-448030 1962-2016

How to reach it

Coordinates40.07709, -74.05022

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Centennial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Pleasure Park: 0.9 mi
  • Community Park: 1.1 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 1.3 mi
  • Cull Island County Park: 1.6 mi
Attractions
Historic sites: 45
Museums: 38
  • Squan Beach Life Saving Station: 2.8 mi
  • National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey: 3.2 mi
  • Brick Township Historical Society: 3.6 mi
  • National Guard Militia Museum: 3.6 mi
  • The New Jersey Museum of Transportation: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 29
Gardens: 27
Artworks: 15
  • Bruce Springsteen Guitar Sculpture: 7.2 mi
  • Bradley Beach Sign: 8.8 mi
  • Welcome to Ocean County: 11.2 mi
  • The Hawk: 14.1 mi
  • The Involved Student: 14.2 mi
Peaks: 15
Nature reserves: 7
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 7.2 mi
  • Thompson Grove Park: 19.2 mi
  • Catering Area: 20.6 mi
  • Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stu Wagner Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crawford HillNNW120 m22.9 mi
Telegraph HillNNW106 m22.9 mi
Beacon HillNNW82 m22.6 mi
Throck Morton HillNNW81 m13.8 mi
Disbrows HillWNW79 m24.5 mi
Cranberry HillNNW74 m14.0 mi
Lippincort HillNNW72 m13.0 mi
Highlands of NavesinkN71 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:08
June solstice05:2819:4920:29
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1615:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340506069757365544437
Precip in4.43.24.93.83.63.94.55.04.74.53.75.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toms River, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11967692284

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