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The George Washington Tree

The George Washington Tree from directly overhead

The George Washington Tree is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Stony Brook Mountains stands 289 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Winkle Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.82760, -74.12114
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Van Winkle Park: 0.0 mi
  • Lincoln Woods: 0.1 mi
  • Firemen's Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Zelenka Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 0.7 mi
Beaches
Historic sites
  • World War I Monument: 0.7 mi
  • NA Historical Marker - Eckhardt Farm: 2.4 mi
  • AMVETS Carillon: 2.7 mi
  • Firemen's Monument: 2.9 mi
  • Welcome to Hasbrouck Heights: 3.0 mi
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • The Involved Student: 3.4 mi
  • Tug of War: 3.4 mi
  • Death of Venus: 3.4 mi
  • Venus and Adonis: 3.4 mi
  • Resettlement: 3.4 mi
Peaks
Cliffs
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 5.1 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 5.2 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 5.2 mi
  • Thor: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • The Backyard: 2.7 mi
  • Picnic and Grill: 3.3 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Area C: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Great Falls: 6.9 mi
  • The Loch: 8.7 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 10.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 10.2 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 17.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of The George Washington Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony Brook MountainsNW 306°289 m16.9 mi
Pyramid MountainWNW 302°283 m16.4 mi
Sheep HillWNW 293°276 m16.2 mi
High MountainNNW 338°268 m10.7 mi
Turkey MountainWNW 303°268 m15.6 mi
Waughaw MountainNW 304°263 m14.7 mi
Beech MountainNNW 335°260 m11.6 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 337°230 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:32
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:1815:4916:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536373787669574738
Precip in3.32.84.14.03.94.24.44.24.13.73.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Teterboro AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8515687943

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