Historic site · New Jersey
The Sailor and Soldier's Monument
The Sailor and Soldier's Monument is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Mount No More stands 348 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Shappell Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1906-05-10
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.68681, -75.19370
- 3.6 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 13.0 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 10 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 27 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Shappell Park: 0.0 mi
- Mercer Street Playground: 0.1 mi
- St. John’s Playground: 0.2 mi
- Delaware River Park: 0.2 mi
- Walter's Park: 0.5 mi
Museums: 58
- Phillipsburg Railroad Historians Museum: 0.1 mi
- Sigal Museum: 0.9 mi
- National Canal Museum / D&L Headquarters: 2.9 mi
- Jimmy and Mary Lee Canal Museum: 3.1 mi
- Locktender's House: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Mount Parnassus: 0.2 mi
- Bixlers Bluff: 0.8 mi
- Morgan Hill: 1.7 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.1 mi
- Marble Mountain: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 56
- Delaware River Railroad Excursions: 0.4 mi
- Crayola Experience: 0.9 mi
- Josiah White II Canal Boat: 2.9 mi
- Lost River Caverns: 10.3 mi
- SteelStacks: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Railroad roundhouse: 0.1 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Marquis de Lafayette Statue: 1.1 mi
- Dr. Traill Green Monument: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Marble Hill Natural Resource Area: 1.8 mi
- Alpha Grasslands Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Binney and Smith Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Musconetcong Gorge Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Hexenkopf Ridge Preserve: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 28
- Kressler Garden: 0.9 mi
- Juliana Street Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- South 10th and Pine Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Lower Hackett Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- LaFarm: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 26
- Shapeyard: 1.2 mi
- Transcendence: 1.2 mi
- Leopard: 1.2 mi
- The Bridge: 10.4 mi
- John Amos Comenius Monument: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Picnic Grove: 8.3 mi
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 9.5 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 10.2 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 10.3 mi
- Island Picnic Grove: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- High Falls: 9.3 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 17.3 mi
- Upper Falls: 18.3 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 18.3 mi
- Lower Falls: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Mount Washington: 0.7 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 2.5 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 8.8 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 16.5 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 17.0 mi
Springs: 7
- Marble Spring: 2.8 mi
- Horn Springs: 13.1 mi
- Stempa Spring: 15.1 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 16.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 7.2 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 21.8 mi
- Smithfield Beach: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- 309 Truck Stop: 16.6 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 21.2 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of The Sailor and Soldier's Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount No More | NE 48° | 348 m | 11.8 mi |
| County House Mountain | NE 56° | 348 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Mohepinoke | NE 48° | 340 m | 16.4 mi |
| Scotts Mountain | ENE 56° | 331 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bauer Rock | WSW 237° | 317 m | 15.3 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | SW 217° | 308 m | 5.3 mi |
| Flint Hill | SW 217° | 308 m | 13.6 mi |
| Kirchberg | SW 224° | 305 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:53 | 16:37 |
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 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phillipsburg-easton BRG, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/7788498221
Day trips start here
- Easton · 1 mi
- Phillipsburg · 1 mi
- Nazareth · 7 mi
- Bethlehem · 10 mi
- Hellertown · 10 mi
- Bangor · 12 mi
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