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The Soldier's Monument

The Soldier's Monument from directly overhead

The Soldier's Monument is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooper Commons Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 12 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1873-06-09
Height
39'6"
Material
granite
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.94125, -75.11548

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cooper Commons Park: 0.1 mi
  • 7th & Clinton St. Park: 0.2 mi
  • Roosevelt Plaza Park: 0.4 mi
  • 4th & Washington St. Park: 0.4 mi
  • Spruce Street Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
  • Healing Garden: 0.1 mi
  • I.M. Pei Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Benjamin Rush Garden: 1.7 mi
  • 18th Century Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Bodine St. Garden: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
  • Peter Pan: 0.7 mi
  • Hadrosaur: 0.9 mi
  • Apatosaurus: 0.9 mi
  • Peace: 1.3 mi
  • Five Water Spouts and Lintel: 1.4 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Centennial Arboretum: 5.9 mi
  • Timber Creek Park: 8.1 mi
  • Almonesson Creek Park: 8.4 mi
  • Taylor Wildlife Preserve: 8.6 mi
  • Stafford's Woods Disc Golf Course: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 37
  • Picnic Grove: 3.9 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 6.0 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Fairmount: 3.9 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Georges Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Hutton Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 10.6 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 295°188 m22.9 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 298°176 m21.6 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 251°137 m22.6 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 333°136 m10.6 mi
Hunting HillW 274°125 m17.8 mi
Camp HillNNW 341°104 m13.6 mi
Militia HillNNW 333°104 m13.8 mi
Sugarloaf HillNNW 330°102 m11.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:33
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1915:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566675807872604940
Precip in3.63.34.54.04.14.84.74.94.94.13.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4136424194

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