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The Tillie Smith Monument

The Tillie Smith Monument from directly overhead

The Tillie Smith Monument is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Mount Mohican stands 480 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Elks Forest, a park 0.4 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Inscription: SHE DIED IN DEFENCE OF HER HONOR
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.84444, -74.82158

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Elks Forest: 0.4 mi
  • Douglas A. Blake Memorial Field: 0.5 mi
  • Florence Kuipers Park: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Rascal Park: 1.7 mi
  • Harrington Park: 2.9 mi
Museums
  • Hackettstown Historical Society: 0.6 mi
  • Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Pequest Trout Hatchery: 6.5 mi
  • Califon Station: 8.7 mi
  • Hope Museum: 8.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 52
Nature reserves
Attractions: 51
  • Legend of Jenny Jump: 8.1 mi
  • Haunted Cemetery: 8.1 mi
  • Haunted Halloween House: 8.1 mi
  • Tilt-A-Whirl: 8.1 mi
  • Arcade: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 29
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 3.4 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 28
  • Orange M&M: 1.4 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 1.4 mi
  • Blue M&M: 1.4 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 1.4 mi
  • Ms. Brown M&M: 1.4 mi
Beaches: 24
Waterfalls: 24
  • Buttermilk Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Lower Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Lower Glen Waterfall: 17.3 mi
  • Upper Glen Waterfall: 17.4 mi
  • Upper Falls: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 16.3 mi
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 17.2 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 19.6 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of The Tillie Smith Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MohicanNW480 m16.5 mi
Mount TammanyWNW465 m17.4 mi
Morris County High PointNE425 m17.7 mi
Green Pond MountainENE393 m16.8 mi
Allamuchy MountainNNE377 m5.9 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainW375 m2.1 mi
Mount ArlingtonENE371 m11.2 mi
Schooleys MountainSE364 m1.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:11
June solstice05:2919:5420:35
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2115:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506068737163524233
Precip in3.32.84.13.83.84.55.14.94.34.63.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aeroflex-andover AP, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13383430349

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