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Thomas Paine 1737-1809

Thomas Paine 1737-1809 from directly overhead

Thomas Paine 1737-1809 is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Of Foreign War Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
English by birth French citizen by decree American by adoption Author of The American Crisis Rights of Man The Age of Reason. Independence is my happiness and I view things as they are without regard to place or person. My country is the world and my reli
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.80061, -74.49306

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Kleitman Woods At Hillcrest: 0.1 mi
  • Budd Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Burnham Park: 0.3 mi
  • Harrison Street Playground: 0.5 mi
  • Fort Nonsense: 0.5 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Gardens
  • The Kellog Club: 0.8 mi
  • Elliott Street Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • The Urban Farm (Grow It Green): 0.9 mi
  • Theodore Largman Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 2.1 mi
Museums
Attractions: 57
  • Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 0.8 mi
  • Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 0.8 mi
  • Legend Rock: 4.0 mi
  • Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 7.1 mi
  • Patriotic Tank: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 35
Picnic sites: 27
Waterfalls: 12
  • Buttermilk Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Seele: 10.3 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Hawk Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 12.7 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 15.1 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 15.4 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 15.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 11.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Thomas Paine 1737-1809. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morris County High PointNNW 344°425 m15.8 mi
Bowling Green MountainNNW 348°420 m14.6 mi
Green Pond MountainNNW 347°393 m11.8 mi
Copperas MountainN 6°373 m14.9 mi
Mount ArlingtonNW 318°371 m10.6 mi
Mount PaulN 352°368 m16.9 mi
Schooleys MountainW 277°364 m15.8 mi
Kanouse MountainNNE 13°361 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2719:5220:34
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:2015:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506070757366534334
Precip in3.72.84.23.64.04.94.73.74.74.54.14.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boonton 1 SE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2308953564

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