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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
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
Artworks: 60
  • 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
Nature reserves
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
Historic sites: 53
  • 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
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: 15
  • 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 17.4 miles of The George Washington Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony Brook MountainsNW289 m16.9 mi
Pyramid MountainWNW283 m16.4 mi
Millstone HillNNW278 m17.2 mi
Kakeout MountainNW277 m17.4 mi
Sheep HillWNW276 m16.2 mi
High MountainNNW268 m10.7 mi
Turkey MountainWNW268 m15.6 mi
Waughaw MountainNW263 m14.7 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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