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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

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
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
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Attractions: 52
  • 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: 30
  • 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: 27
Waterfalls: 26
  • 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: 4
  • Rest area: 12.8 mi
  • 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 17.7 miles of The Tillie Smith Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MohicanNW 316°480 m16.5 mi
Mount TammanyWNW 300°465 m17.4 mi
Morris County High PointNE 47°425 m17.7 mi
Green Pond MountainENE 60°393 m16.8 mi
Allamuchy MountainNNE 14°377 m5.9 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainW 265°375 m2.1 mi
Mount ArlingtonENE 64°371 m11.2 mi
Schooleys MountainSE 126°364 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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