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Vietnam War Memorial

Vietnam War Memorial from directly overhead

Vietnam War Memorial is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Mount Freedom stands 341 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is World War II Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
granite

How to reach it

Coordinates40.50001, -74.44793

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Voorhees Mall: 0.0 mi
  • Rodkin Courtyard: 0.2 mi
  • Kilmer Square Park: 0.3 mi
  • Deiner Park: 0.3 mi
  • Johnson Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Resurrection Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Rutgers Gardens: 2.2 mi
  • North Brunswick Butterfly Garden: 4.6 mi
  • South River Community Garden: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 56
Nature reserves
  • Tices Lane Park: 3.9 mi
  • Country Lane Park: 4.4 mi
  • Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve: 4.4 mi
  • Six Mile Run Reservoir Site: 4.5 mi
  • Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 25
Picnic sites: 19
  • Grove 1: 1.2 mi
  • Grove 2: 1.3 mi
  • Open Grove: 1.4 mi
  • Grove 4: 1.6 mi
  • Inman Park Picnic Grove: 2.8 mi
Rest areas: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Buttermilk Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Seele: 11.8 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 19.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vietnam War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount FreedomNNW341 m24.5 mi
Calais MountainNNW334 m23.5 mi
Fox HillNW314 m24.7 mi
Watnong MountainN296 m24.2 mi
Seward HillNNW289 m23.2 mi
Hell MountainNW288 m22.8 mi
Union HillN277 m24.9 mi
Trowbridge MountainN274 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2819:5120:32
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:1815:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341526171767467554537
Precip in3.73.04.43.94.04.84.84.74.24.13.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Brunswick 3 SE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4424408085

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