Acorn Hall
Acorn Hall is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacob Ford Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Acorn Hall is an 1853 Victorian Italianate mansion located at 68 Morris Avenue in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1973, for its significance in architecture. It serves as the headquarters of the Morris County Historical Society, which operates Acorn Hall as a historic house museum. After inheriting the property, antiwar activist and actress Mary Crane Hone tried for decades to donate the property for historical preservation, finally succeeding in 1971.
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Wikidata Q4674550, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 21.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 26.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jacob Ford Park: 0.3 mi
- Washington's Headquarters: 0.4 mi
- Victor Woodhull Park: 0.6 mi
- George Gramby Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- J. Robert Tracey Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Life Guard Camp: 0.3 mi
- Washington’s Headquarters: 0.3 mi
- George Washington School: 0.5 mi
- Woodhull Playground: 0.6 mi
- Whippany Farm 1891: 0.7 mi
- George Washington: 0.4 mi
- No Turning Back: 0.6 mi
- Lunch Break: 0.6 mi
- Mutual Support: 0.6 mi
- The Way to Independence: 1.1 mi
- Washington Headquarters Museum: 0.4 mi
- Frelinghuysen Mansion: 0.5 mi
- Morris Museum: 0.6 mi
- Schuyler-Hamilton House Museum: 0.7 mi
- Macculloch Hall Historical Museum: 1.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
- The Urban Farm (Grow It Green): 1.1 mi
- The Kellog Club: 1.3 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 1.6 mi
- Elliott Street Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Frelinghuysen Arboretum: 0.6 mi
- Loantaka Brook Reservation: 1.6 mi
- Black Meadows Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Virginia O’Neil Ecology Center: 1.7 mi
- Black Meadows Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Kinneys Hill: 1.5 mi
- Horse Hill: 1.7 mi
- Kemble Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Gillespie Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mount Kemble: 3.8 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 2.5 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 2.5 mi
- Legend Rock: 5.7 mi
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 7.8 mi
- Patriotic Tank: 9.2 mi
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 6.4 mi
- Island Beach: 6.5 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 6.5 mi
- Birchwood Lake Beach: 6.8 mi
- Parks Lake Beach: 8.1 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 4.2 mi
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 5.3 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 8.3 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Boonton Falls: 8.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 8.5 mi
- Seele: 9.4 mi
- Hobble Falls: 9.5 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 9.5 mi
- Hawk Hill: 9.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 12.3 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 13.5 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 13.8 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 3.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 15.0 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 8.8 mi
- New City Village: 15.8 mi
- Waterloo Village: 17.5 mi
- Raritan Landing: 19.7 mi
- Barber: 21.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 7.4 mi
- Tulip Springs: 9.3 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Acorn Hall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County High Point | NNW 339° | 425 m | 16.6 mi |
| Bowling Green Mountain | NNW 342° | 420 m | 15.3 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | NNW 340° | 393 m | 12.5 mi |
| Copperas Mountain | N 359° | 373 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Arlington | NW 313° | 371 m | 12.0 mi |
| Kanouse Mountain | N 7° | 361 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mase Mountain | NNW 330° | 359 m | 12.7 mi |
| Cobb Hill | N 359° | 358 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canoe Brook, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/257798086
Day trips start here
- Morristown · 1 mi
- Madison · 3 mi
- East Hanover · 5 mi
- Parsippany · 5 mi
- Chatham · 6 mi
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · 6 mi
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