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Butler Museum

Butler Museum from directly overhead

Butler Museum is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the north, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Butler Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

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Coordinates41.00416, -74.34219

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Butler Park: 0.2 mi
  • Butler Forest Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Ron Assante Park: 0.6 mi
  • Stonybrook Swim Club: 0.6 mi
  • Bogue Pond Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Mission Honor Veterans Project: 0.5 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Nazi Bund Camp: 1.4 mi
  • Riverdale Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Riverdale September 11th Memorial: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions
  • Cave Tunnel: 2.5 mi
  • Whale Head Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Tripod Rock: 3.7 mi
  • Bear Rock: 4.0 mi
  • Blue Mine: 4.0 mi
Cliffs
  • Eagle Cliff: 3.4 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 11.5 mi
  • Thor: 11.9 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 12.0 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 12.0 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Perennial Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 4.1 mi
  • South Rock Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Rain Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Lincoln Park Community Garden: 7.2 mi
Artworks
  • Bride and Bull sculpture: 7.3 mi
  • Mustang: 7.7 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 9.8 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 9.8 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 59
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach Club: 5.7 mi
  • West Beach: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Chikahoki Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Otter Hole: 3.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 17.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Butler Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainN 350°378 m3.8 mi
Copperas MountainW 277°373 m6.4 mi
Kanouse MountainWNW 302°361 m4.9 mi
Assiniwikam MountainN 1°360 m4.4 mi
Cobb HillW 260°358 m6.4 mi
West Brook MountainN 354°347 m6.6 mi
Carris HillN 10°341 m3.4 mi
Saddle MountainN 1°341 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2619:5220:34
September equinox06:4618:2018:56
December solstice07:2015:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/276371740

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