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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

Museums
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
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: 59
  • 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
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
Historic sites: 52
Attractions
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
Picnic sites: 26
  • 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
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 HillWNW188 m22.9 mi
Mount MiseryWNW176 m21.6 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW137 m22.6 mi
Chestnut HillNNW136 m10.6 mi
Hunting HillW125 m17.8 mi
Camp HillNNW104 m13.6 mi
Militia HillNNW104 m13.8 mi
Sugarloaf HillNNW102 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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