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Dirck Gulick House

Dirck Gulick House is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Fox Hill stands 314 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lubas Field, a park 1.1 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Dirck Gulick House is a historic stone house built in 1752 and located at 506 County Route 601 (Belle Mead-Blawenburg Road) in the Dutchtown section of Montgomery Township in Somerset County, New Jersey. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 2003 for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement. It is now operated as a historic house museum by the Van Harlingen Historical Society.

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Dates from 1752.

Wikidata Q108877505, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.44840, -74.69008

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lubas Field: 1.1 mi
  • Sunset Park: 1.5 mi
  • Harlingen Gazebo: 1.6 mi
  • Skillman Park: 2.3 mi
  • Montgomery Arboretum: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Peaks: 44
Gardens: 39
  • Herrontown Woods Arboretum: 5.6 mi
  • Branchburg Community Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Prospect Gardens: 7.2 mi
  • Duke Farms Community Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 36
Picnic sites: 22
  • Inman Park Picnic Grove: 10.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Alumni Grove: 13.2 mi
  • Grove 1: 14.0 mi
  • Grove 2: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 8
Rest areas: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Buttermilk Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Gold Run: 14.9 mi
  • High Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Seele: 21.3 mi
  • High Falls: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Washington's Rock: 14.8 mi
  • Old Quarry: 14.9 mi
  • Devil's Tea Table: 19.8 mi
  • lower waterfall ledge: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Kerr Spring: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fox HillNNW 343°314 m20.6 mi
Mount KippNW 324°289 m20.9 mi
Musconetcong MountainNW 311°289 m22.2 mi
Seward HillN 2°289 m23.4 mi
Hell MountainNNW 341°288 m17.7 mi
Point MountainNNW 333°280 m24.5 mi
Long HillN 4°259 m22.0 mi
Cushetunk MountainNW 326°254 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2919:5220:33
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:1915:5216:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544435
Precip in3.83.04.34.04.44.75.54.34.54.43.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wertsville 4 NE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/963282856

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