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Jacobus Vanderveer House

Jacobus Vanderveer House from directly overhead

Jacobus Vanderveer House is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Allamuchy Mountain stands 377 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is River Road Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

historic house near Pluckemin, New Jersey

Wikidata Q6119901, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.66659, -74.64490

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • River Road Park: 0.1 mi
  • Tot Lot: 1.0 mi
  • Far Hills Fair Grounds: 1.3 mi
  • Burnt Mills Park: 1.3 mi
  • Harry Dunham Park: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums
Gardens
  • Cross Estate Gardens: 7.1 mi
  • Branchburg Community Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Duke Farms Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Abby Garden: 10.0 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 10.6 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites: 19
  • Primrose Preserve: 7.6 mi
  • Grove Street Park: 8.5 mi
  • Mendham Overlook Area: 9.8 mi
  • Sky Top Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Inman Park Picnic Grove: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 18
  • Mine Hill Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Indian Lake Main Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Parks Lake Beach: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 19.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Jacobus Vanderveer House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Allamuchy MountainNNW 336°377 m19.6 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainNW 317°375 m16.6 mi
Mount ArlingtonN 3°371 m17.2 mi
Schooleys MountainNW 325°364 m13.7 mi
Mase MountainN 9°359 m20.2 mi
Baldpate MountainNW 308°355 m17.0 mi
Lookout MountainN 358°355 m19.4 mi
County House MountainWNW 301°348 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2819:5220:34
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2015:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340516170757366544435
Precip in3.22.23.93.63.54.24.95.23.83.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerset AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1098974404

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