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Veterans Of Foreign War Memorial

Veterans Of Foreign War Memorial from directly overhead

Veterans Of Foreign War Memorial is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Paine 1737-1809, 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
For God and Country Lest we forget. Marines * Army * Navy * Air Force
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.80073, -74.49354

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Kleitman Woods At Hillcrest: 0.1 mi
  • Budd Street Park: 0.3 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): 1.0 mi
  • Theodore Largman Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 2.1 mi
Museums
Attractions: 57
  • Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 0.7 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: 10.4 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 11.3 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: 15.5 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 Veterans Of Foreign War Memorial. 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 m16.8 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/4630869925

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