Historic site · New Jersey
Veterans' Memoiral
Veterans' Memoiral is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Bowling Green Mountain stands 420 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is 9/11 Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
Coordinates40.82576, -74.36040
- 19.5 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 20.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 24.2 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Riker Hill: 2.1 mi
- Horse Hill: 5.2 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 5.2 mi
- Towackhow Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Stony Hill: 6.2 mi
Museums
- Imagine That!!!: 2.4 mi
- Whippany Railway Museum: 2.7 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse: 3.0 mi
- Morris Museum: 5.0 mi
- Frelinghuysen Mansion: 5.1 mi
Attractions
- Prairie Dog: 5.8 mi
- Great Plains: 5.8 mi
- Bear Country: 5.8 mi
- Animal Ambassadors: 5.8 mi
- African Adventure: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 60
- Flamingo: 5.8 mi
- Island Beach: 6.1 mi
- Birchwood Lake Beach: 6.8 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 7.8 mi
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 59
- Christopher Columbus Statue: 0.0 mi
- Courage and Compassion: 3.2 mi
- Christopher Columbus: 4.5 mi
- Mustang: 4.7 mi
- Mutual Support: 5.0 mi
Parks
- Town Square Park: 0.0 mi
- Camp Hope: 0.7 mi
- Joseph G. Lurker Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Sommer Park: 1.0 mi
- Central Park: 1.5 mi
Gardens: 56
- Courtyard 2: 1.7 mi
- Courtyard 3: 1.8 mi
- Courtyard 4: 1.8 mi
- Courtyard 1: 1.8 mi
- West Caldwell Community Garden: 3.4 mi
Cliffs: 56
- Hawk Hill: 6.6 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 8.0 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 8.2 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 54
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.0 mi
- War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Antique Fire Wagon: 0.0 mi
- Parson Green's Mill: 2.2 mi
- Call of Our Country: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
- West Essex Park: 1.4 mi
- Essex County Environmental Center: 1.5 mi
- Walter Kidde Dinosaur Park: 1.9 mi
- Riker Hill Art Park: 2.0 mi
- Becker Park: 2.4 mi
Picnic sites: 32
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 3.8 mi
- The Park: 9.5 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Hobble Falls: 6.4 mi
- Boonton Falls: 6.4 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 6.4 mi
- Seele: 11.2 mi
- Great Falls: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 9.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 17.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Feltville Historic District: 10.1 mi
- New City Village: 13.5 mi
- Monksville: 20.8 mi
- Barber: 21.1 mi
- Waterloo Village: 21.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 6.1 mi
- Boiling Spring: 7.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Veterans' Memoiral. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green Mountain | NW 322° | 420 m | 16.0 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | NW 316° | 393 m | 13.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | N 1° | 378 m | 16.1 mi |
| Copperas Mountain | NNW 338° | 373 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Arlington | WNW 294° | 371 m | 15.3 mi |
| Kanouse Mountain | NNW 348° | 361 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mase Mountain | NW 308° | 359 m | 14.7 mi |
| Cobb Hill | NNW 335° | 358 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:50 | 16:33 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Essex Fells Service Bldg, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12254137440
Day trips start here
- East Hanover · 0 mi
- Parsippany · 4 mi
- Madison · 5 mi
- Boonton · 6 mi
- Chatham · 6 mi
- Essex County · 6 mi
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