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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. 16 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'.

The record

What the record says

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

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.07709, -74.05022
Around it

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: 51
Museums: 40
  • 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: 29
Peaks: 16
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
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
On the horizon

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 HillNNW 342°120 m22.9 mi
Pine HillWNW 300°110 m22.1 mi
Telegraph HillNNW 344°106 m22.9 mi
Beacon HillNNW 336°82 m22.6 mi
Throck Morton HillNNW 331°81 m13.8 mi
Disbrows HillWNW 299°79 m24.5 mi
Cranberry HillNNW 338°74 m14.0 mi
Lippincort HillNNW 342°72 m13.0 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11967692284

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