Trenton Battle Monument
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Trenton Battle Monument is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Round Mountain stands 186 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle Monument Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Trenton Battle Monument is a massive column-type structure in the Battle Monument section of Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It commemorates the December 26, 1776, Battle of Trenton, a pivotal victory for the Continental forces and commander George Washington during the American Revolutionary War.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1893.
Wikidata Q7838549, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 9.9 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 28.1 mi off the Blue Route
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 7 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 13 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Battle Monument Park: 0.0 mi
- North 25 Park: 0.1 mi
- Canal Point Park: 0.2 mi
- Pennington/Willow Plaza: 0.2 mi
- All Faiths Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Meredith Havens Fire Museum: 0.2 mi
- Old Barracks Museum: 0.5 mi
- New Jersey State Museum: 0.6 mi
- William Trent House: 0.9 mi
- Ellarslie: 1.5 mi
- Morrisville Riverfront Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Lawrence Nature Center: 2.4 mi
- Central Park: 3.6 mi
- Loveless Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Lower Makefield Open Space: 4.7 mi
- Houe 8: 1.2 mi
- House 6: 1.6 mi
- Hog Island Cranes: 2.4 mi
- Grounds For Sculpture: 2.5 mi
- Lake Ceva Pavilion: 3.3 mi
- Trenton World War II Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Washington Crossing the Delaware: 0.5 mi
- Trenton Ferry: 1.0 mi
- Graystones Monument: 1.2 mi
- Grey Stone: 1.2 mi
- Robert Morris Statue: 1.4 mi
- Crossing Paths: 2.3 mi
- Centaur: 2.3 mi
- 95.5 ̊ Arc x 11 (Horizontal Arcs): 2.4 mi
- Three Indeterminate Lines: 2.4 mi
- Serenity Garden: 0.6 mi
- Prospect Street Garden: 0.6 mi
- Capital City Farm: 0.7 mi
- West End Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Chestnut Avenue Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Turkey Hill: 4.1 mi
- Fairless Landfill: 5.3 mi
- Mount Canoe: 8.8 mi
- Baldpate Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Pennington Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Student Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Alumni Grove: 3.1 mi
- Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 3.9 mi
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 7.7 mi
- Shaded Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Old Quarry: 12.5 mi
- Washington's Rock: 12.8 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 22.7 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 22.9 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 7.8 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 7.9 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 16.0 mi
- Gold Run: 3.0 mi
- High Falls: 20.0 mi
- Kerr Spring: 19.4 mi
- Ong's Hat: 23.1 mi
- Turkey Swamp Park: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trenton Battle Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | N 350° | 186 m | 24.0 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | WNW 300° | 174 m | 20.4 mi |
| Sourland Mountain | N 7° | 171 m | 16.8 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | WNW 293° | 158 m | 15.8 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NW 322° | 146 m | 9.2 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | NW 314° | 143 m | 9.6 mi |
| Solebury Mountain | NW 304° | 142 m | 13.7 mi |
| Goat Hill | NW 312° | 138 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:54 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trenton-mercer AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 77000881OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Trenton Battle Monument, reference 77000881, listed 05/06/77.
OpenStreetMap element node/4416892420
Day trips start here
- Trenton · 1 mi
- Ewing · 3 mi
- Mercer County · 5 mi
- Yardley · 5 mi
- Bordentown · 6 mi
- Washington Crossing Historical Park · 7 mi
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